There are things I don't like, like sitting at the head of the class. It makes me uncomfortable. I'll do it in a seminar if I have to, but with a workshop, I try to put myself in the circle somewhere. Because that hopefully frees up some people by making somebody else sit at the nominal head of the table.
Paul BeattyI think there's nothing new going on. Except that, you're even more public than you've ever been.There's some good and some bad to that.
Paul BeattyWell, it's not all the same, but there are a lot of parallels. I'm not sure how to answer [on psychology background], but I think when I was studying psychology I had a professor and a friend who would talk about "process" all the time. Your process, his process, the group's process. There's some carryover from that discussion to my creative work.
Paul BeattyIt's so hard to say what you really mean. For any number of reasons: to protect yourself, or if you just can't find the words.
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