So, am I friendly with my daughter and her friends? Yes. Am I their friend? No. Does she shut the door? Yes, and I very much support the shut door.

I tried to find a rhythm, and I stopped comparing myself to anybody else. One of the great phrases for me is "Compare and despair." If I compare myself to Kate Middleton or Dame Judi Dench, I'm going to come out at the bottom and be sad.

My mom said I was a handful. Now I'm helpful.

I'm uninterested in superheroes. I am only interested in real stories, real people, real connection.

When I know something I like, I just want to replicate it.

I am appalled that the term we use to talk about aging is 'anti'. Aging is human evolution in its pure form. Death, taxes and aging .... We are ALL going to age and soften and mellow and transition.

I feel very positive where I never did before, and I think that's all a direct result of getting sober.