I learn a lot from acting, but it's not my natural way. I can't help but write; I do it all the time. It's a condition of being for me.

I don't read reviews, There's no value for me in reading them. Whether they're good or bad, they'll just make me self-conscious.

The secret to success is action, not attitude.Your attitude doesn't matter. It is what you do with your time.

Are you a polititcian or does lyin' just run in your family?

I feel very privileged that I get to spend my life telling stories that mean something to people.

On the other hand, there are only so many people who really knew how she was exactly, like what did her accent sound like, and the fact that she developed profound deafness when she was first running the Harriet Lane.

I think I am a writer, but professionally I feel drawn to and suited for directing.