You're talking to someone, to a reader, and you get to express in the way you want to. And you get to play with it. It's kind of like acting, but it's on paper.

I liked being able to portray a woman at this particular age and at this point in her life.

I utilize myself a lot more fully now. You get older so you have a lot more experience.

Sometimes you're not in the best environment. Sometimes you're not speaking the same language and it's not a good place to work. It's a lot to give, actually. And for not a lot of money.

You know, it's a really adult thing, for some people, to choose to not be with the one that you love.

Black eyeliner says 'You've been through stuff, you know things'.

In the '90s, indie movies could get financing, because financers gave money straight to directors... Now it's a different system. Indie movies got co-opted by the studio system.