I'm just looking as always for something that's stimulating and I hope to find a good story that's a challenge, whether it's big or small. Or that it finds me. I don't have like a career plan. Maybe I should, but I don't.

I have a multicultural background, so I tend to have an open mind about things, and I find other cultures interesting.

This basic thing I always do: 'What happened between the character's birth, and page one of the script?' Anything that's not in the story, I'll fill in the blanks.

On a practical level, poetry isn't something anybody has really made a great living at. I might sell some books and, once in a while, someone might pay to hear me read.

I don't speak up about something unless I feel strongly about it and until I've researched a subject extensively and have an informed decision about it.

There are people that grandstand and seem to be publicly politically engaged because they like the attention, more than because they're genuinely concerned about the world. But I don't think that's the majority.

It's just like with people. You're going to get along better working with them - human or equine - if you ask politely rather than demand that they do things.