My interest in language is steadfast, but I think each project and its accompanying intentions dictate how language must be used.

Art can sometimes be separate from the artist.

My intention was never to write a "trans novel" - which is perhaps an effective strategy for writing a trans novel.

Making music has been connected to one of my greatest heartaches, because my own music has never quite connected with audiences. But it was this heartache that pushed me to explore other artistic avenues, like writing and filmmaking, and I ultimately feel most at home in a multidisciplinary environment.

It's exciting to consider how art, in its ability to reveal, can be ahead of the artist.

When I do book readings, I always incorporate music or singing.

In poetry, I didn't have to provide resolution. I could ask hard questions without feeling responsible for the answers.