Everyone probably thinks that I'm a raving nymphomaniac, that I have an insatiable sexual appetite, when the truth is I'd rather read a book.

I like pushing the envelope. But I don't like to do it just for the sake of doing it.

I am because we are. We all bleed the same color. We all want to love and be loved.

A fire lit under my ass? Yeah, that's true. No time to waste.

When I first moved to New York I wanted to be a dancer, I danced professionally for years, living a hand-to-mouth existence.

When you're writing something and you know it's good, you get flushed, you can feel the blood coursing through your veins, you feel alive, all your nerve endings stand up, something just clicks.

Before doing any interviews I like to know who I'm meeting with and get a bit of an idea of their sensibilities.