First of all, I'm happy that I'm healthy.

I am a practicing Buddhist. I have been for 25 years.

I was always attracted to science fiction movies

We're living in world, stars and dust Between heaven 'n all that surrounds us We're travellers here, spirits passing through And the love we give, is all that will endure Just like a rose after the rain Something beautiful remains Tears will leave no stains Time will ease the pain For every life that fades Something beautiful remains

I believe that if you'll just stand up and go, life will open up for you.

When my parents went off to Knoxville to work, I lived with my father's mother. She was strict - the kind who starched and ironed dresses. I had to sit more than I played. Oh, I was miserable. I liked being out with the animals. I'd come in the house with my hair pulled out, sash off the dress, dirty as heck. I was always getting spanked.

As a child my grandmother used to tell us stories about the dead and the mystical.