It's like if people don't see you on TV every day, they think you're in cryogenics somewhere.

When I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder the year I turned 50, it was certainly a shock. But as a journalist, knowing a little bit about a lot of things, I didn't suffer the misconception that depression was all in my head or a mark of poor character. I knew it was a disease, and, like all diseases, was treatable.

I am not one of the great journalists of my time.

I envy people with dreams and passions, but I don't think that way. I still don't have a 'bliss' to follow. For people like me - I suspect that's most people - holding out for a 'dream' or a 'passion' is paralyzing. I just like having work I enjoy that feels meaningful. That's hard enough... but it's enough.

There might be false starts and do-overs.You are entitled to experiment before you find your calling.

Many people come to reinvention when life changes around them, but people come in all different stripes. I'm oriented to change.

I've always had a lot of ambivalence about fame and celebrity.