Writing was my companion and stories were my companion when I was bedridden and didn't think I was going to walk again and all of that treacherous stuff. And stories are how you can comfort a child. It's certainly how I comforted my daughter, in good and bad times.

Trust yourself so that the mistakes you make are the ones you've made and not something you've made because you were afraid to do what you wanted to do. Own your mistakes, then you can own your successes.

I have gone insane. I won't be talking with you for a while.

I'm a huge fan of Akira Kurosawa, a big Hitchcock fan.

For me, I was given a great gift by my father and my mother in that I was never told any idea was bad. I was told I could explore any thought as long as I wasn't hurting someone else.

Try to be as good a listener as you are a speaker. Don't just put the emphasis on saying things. Listen.

I want to investigate what scares me and worries me.