Life is not simple, and people can't be boxed into being either heroes or villains.

There is real beauty in my eyes when I lose my mind.

Becoming a mother has helped make me a tougher, stronger writer.

I'm an underdog person, so I align myself with those who seem to be not considered valuable in polite society.

Growing up in the Philippines, I loved all kinds of movies. We had a very healthy film industry there when I was a child. It's now gotten very limited. They only make action movies and hard-core exploitation movies. Women get raped; men get shot.

Hybridity keeps me from being rigid about most things. It has taught me to appreciate the contradictions in the world and in my life. I scavenge from the best.

Life is not simple, and people can't be boxed into being either heroes or villains.