There are certain jobs I don't take because I feel no connection to the person. But if somebody is open with me, and honest about their motivations, and has some level of self-awareness, then I'm going to understand them.

I'm handed a bunch of existing data. My job is to put that in the best narrative form. That is a puzzle I love to solve.

We exploit celebrities by caring about shallow things like whether they've gotten a facelift. And we violate their children constantly. But we also love them in a way.

None of my clients are criminals, but to a much lighter degree that's what goes on. I hear the story, and I hear it with the level of detail that breeds empathy.

Lizzie Pepper is pure fiction! The character is pulled from tabloids. But I think we all look at celebrity marriages and invest in them.

No one grows up thinking they want to be a ghostwriter. No one plans on that job.

I think one of the big things that's come out of ghostwriting for me is real compassion for the complexity of fame.