We're seeing a decline in religion in North America but, I hope, a rise in individual spirituality. Whatever that means to people.

Art isn't a product. It's an experience

When we talk about God, I think what most of us mean is some greater thing, some higher power that can help us access our own strength or give us strength.

I have never looked into my sister's eyes. I have never bathed alone. I have never stood in the grass at night and raised my arms to the beguiling moon. I’ve never used an airplane bathroom. Or worn a hat. Or been kissed like that. I’ve never driven a car. Or slept through the night. Never a private talk. Or a solo walk. I’ve never climbed a tree. Or faded into a crowd. So many things I’ve never done, but oh, how I’ve been loved. And, if such things were to be, I’d live a thousand lives as me, to be loved so exponentially.

Write,' she said, 'as if you'll never be read. That way you'll be sure to tell the truth.

the only thing left to do is love

I was in the emergency room twice with heart palpitations and panic attacks. As one of my actor friends pointed out: your body doesn't know that you're making art. You think about struggle and challenge and you imagine yourself weighing 302 pounds and being restricted and in despair. Your body doesn't know that that's not the case.