I have to remind myself that when you exercise, there is a natural calm that comes from knowing that you did something with your body that day. Actually going and working out makes everything else easier and better.

Directing is about as visual as I get and I will leave artmaking to the rest of the family.

My weight fluctuates depending on my mood and my current devotion to my fitness routine.

There is a sort of backlash of people who feel like you're not representing them accurately, and you want to say as elegantly as you can, "I wasn't trying to represent you I, was just doing what I could do to make being alive easier for me." And if it helped anyone or made them feel comforted in the process then it's the greatest thing you can ask for.

But ambition is a funny thing: it creeps in when you least expect it and keeps you moving, even when you think you want to stay put.

My parents were very supportive when I was growing up and have been all the way through.

It doesn't occur to so many people that if you don't have a clear heterosexual, gender confirming identity that there are parts of day-to-day life - like using a bathroom or getting your clothes - that just aren't going to be as easy.