She's an amazing dog and really inspired everything that's in this book.

There's some people that are 24 hours with the baby and it doesn't make a difference. They could be anywhere.

I'm a writer and this is what I love to do.

My inspirations include the Beatles - love, love, love them - Elton John, Carole King, and Stevie Wonder.

I'm very appreciative of, and I also, having traveled the world, know that the United States is one of the few places where there really are no limitations. As long as you've got drive and hard work and a good idea and you can get out there and do your thing, there's no social classes, so in a lot of countries there's a big history of regardless of how much money you may make, there's still that little thing where you're not in society. That doesn't exist here.

I don't want anything from Cuba. I want them to be free and enjoy the things I enjoy.

We kiss and hug our kids a lot! And even now when our son lives 3,000 miles away, we talk every day, sometimes several times.