Writing is still on my slate.

It's very important that your parents have careers of their own. When the kid becomes the breadwinner of the household, that's when you have problems.

So, the advice that I would always give is make sure you've got your own career, before you put your child in the business.

Writing is still on my slate.

You should never be afraid to be yourself, under any circumstances. The genre of cool is fleeting. What's cool today will not be cool a year from now. If you're yourself, you'll be at peace with yourself.

In L.A., the waiters think they're stars. Everybody's always trying to pretend that they see stars every day, so there tends to be a false blas' about celebrity sightings in L.A. In some ways, that's a good thing, because it allows you to walk around.

The conventions of an almighty agency tapping you for greatness and signing you up and telling you this is going to be the next big thing; that has not been my career.