We have got a very short time to turn climate change around otherwise we will all die.

I relish the time I have when there are no interruptions. Most often the best time for writing is late at night.

I love using unique names, so I go to a baby names site on the Internet and use the unique names. Sometimes my names have meanings such as 'strong', 'fire', and Phoenix which means dark red and is Greek. It's fun to think of a name meaning and matching it with a name. Even Frances means Victory.

Silence is golden for me. I live in the country and hear only my pets, birds, crickets, and the wind in the trees.

As a graphic artist, my job on a local paper was creating the advertising as well as working as a journalist on sports and community issues. There are many more jobs I've done in my day, I can't remember them all.

We have got a very short time to turn climate change around otherwise we will all die.

I have always thought that the role of the film-maker is to present the argument persuasively, emotionally and coherently and then it is over to the viewer, they are either convinced or not convinced, moved or not moved and they decide whether they will take action or not.