I think we do live in a very specialized society, where once you think about somebody as one thing, it's hard to change that. But I do a lot of things. I act, I write, I sing.

I think people assume that women write about the domestic sphere. Women write about relationships and family. Men do, too, but then it's the Great American Novel.

Not all women write the same. But I don't understand why the model is that you're supposed to write like a man, and that means you're a real writer.

I feel like women very often do write differently than men, but women write things that men can't write.

When you say you're 40, you can't call yourself an ingenue any more.

Sometimes when people have kids young, they're not ready.

Yes, my kids come first, but as a parent I need to come to them with a fresh mind. I can't be too exhausted or too tired. And I am a better parent when I have more energy.