While childless couples are constantly asked, 'Why they are not having children,' my husband and I are bombarded with a different set of questions: 'Why would you have so many?' or 'Are you done having children?'
So many of the stories are about perspective and viewpoint. It's not just about seeing and revelation. The idea of having many different stories from many different perspectives has something to do with me trying to deal with the impossibility of having a wide enough view to say anything really convincing on that scale.
There are so many screenwriters with incredible stories to tell, so I hope there will be some kind of shift in the business where very few types of movies are now made by the studios. There needs to be different budgets for different audiences; not everything having to be a huge opening weekend.
I think that what appeals to me in my work is having the opportunity to inhabit different genres and so to reach different audiences.
We are engaged in a struggle that is fought on many fronts and in many forms.
I was pretty spoiled growing up, creatively and artistically; we were exposed to a lot of different things. I remember watching my brother's friends struggle to get to the level he was at musically and wondering why they were having such a hard time.
Life ain't fair. It ain't. Not never. It's pointless and stupid and there's only suffering and pain and people who want to hurt you. You can't love nothing or no one cuz it'll all be taken away or ruined and you'll be left alone and constantly having to fight, constantly having to run just to stay alive.
Having gone through the civil rights struggle, having gone through the anti-Vietnam War struggle, by the time I was in my 20s, I had something that the current generation doesnt have. And that is a sense of efficacy.
We like to say we hope to be like the Girl Scouts of technology, having many different chapters in many different states as well as many different countries.
Having been through some adversity, starting from different points and having to work through the depth chart on many occasions, it's definitely helped my story.
I've often thought having a politician for a parent must be like having a constantly embarrassing uncle.
I finished tech college with just one A-level, which was an E in English, because I spent most of my time drinking and faffing around. Having one A-level is a bit like having a car with one wheel - pretty useless. So I ended up working on building sites.
The fight against poverty and hunger must be fought constantly and on many fronts, especially in its causes.
Life experience brings out different emotions and different perspectives on things. I just want to be constantly evolving.
If you want to do a talk show on network television, you're probably going to wind up having a desk and a band, wearing a suit, and having a sidekick. Audiences want to feel comfortable.
Having a hit is nice, having some success, but when you move popular culture, that's a high.