For Me, I Don't Even Like To

When I Was About Seven, I Started Touring The Globe As Part Of New York's La Mama Theater Company - Without My Parents!

When I Was 12, All I Wanted Was To Be Good At School, And To Do Something Admirable, Something You Can't Take Away From Me Because I'm Not Popular Or Beautiful Enough.

My Parents Treated My Like I Had A Brain - Which, In Turn, Caused Me To Have One.

I Think A Lot Of The Time, The Studio System Is So Compelled To Kowtow To Its Fear That Women Are Not Going To Be Found Sympathetic. It Just Sort Of Euthanizes Any Hope Of More Diverse Examples Of The Emotional Realities Of People. Representing My Gender, I Think, "well, I Have Those Emotions, Why Don't Those Ever Get Brought To The Screen So I Can Feel Recognized?"

I Love The Rebelliousness Of Snail Mail, And I Love Anything That Can Arrive With A Postage Stamp. There's Something About That Person's Breath And Hands On The Letter.