I thought my book was done, then we went to Hawaii and the whole last chapter happened.

Even with mental health as well as physical health, it's about taking responsibility and knowing that you're part of the solution always.

Maybe in any art you have to be wholly you in the context of whatever you're doing.

How you live your life can affect your mental state.

Having been through a tremendous amount of emotional pain, to process it properly, to be able to have it make sense and then move it through your body, your mind, your spirit, and be done with it, you really have to address it head-on. Being able to really have the courage enough to truly face it, to truly look at it, to truly feel it.

I felt I had to share Idaho with my friend from New York because he'd shared New York with me, so I was going to share the beauty of nature with a man who went to museums and clubs late at night. But there was nothing to do where I lived at night.

Mental health and mental balance is critical to leading a healthy life.