For Whatever Reason, I Have An Emotional

I Have A Lot Of Books Optioned. This One Sat Around For A While - Part Of That Was Just Because I Was Trying To Figure It Out, And I Didn't Realize I Needed Pam To Figure It Out - But I'm Not Somebody That Likes To Option Books And Then Sit On Them.

Everyone Pretends To Be Normal And Be Your Best Friend, But Underneath, Everyone Is Living Some Other Life You Don't Know About, And If Only We Had A Camera On Us At All Times, We Could Go And Watch Each Other's Tapes And Find Out What Each Of Us Was Really Like.

Generally You Don't Initiate The Projects - They're Designed And You're Inserted. Your Material Is Edited By Somebody. You Feel A Lack Of Power Over Your Work.

In A Movie, A Book, Or A Play, A Character Doesn't Live In A Vacuum. She Is Subject To Pressures From The World Outside Of Her, Just Like We Are In Life. These Pressures And Circumstances Shape Character. Who Your Parents Are Determines Your Genetic Make Up: Your Skin Color, Your Sex, Your Height, Weight. Where You Are Raised Does Affect Your Worldview Either Positively Or Negatively, Your Accent. Your Economic Class Affects Where You Go To School, What You Eat, Where You Sleep.

When I Started Writing After My Career As An Actor, I Knew That That Other Life In The Film Industry Would Be Pulled Into My Writing Life And That People Would See Me Not As An Author But As An Actor Starting To Write.