I Probably Am More Shy Than People

I Was An Unusually Private Person - In A Way, Kind Of Insufferably So. I Think I Thought The Celebrity Thing When It Happened Was A Temporary Phenomenon, And I Was Above It.

I Love Working With An Audience. I Love Working With Actual People Who, You Know, If They're Moved, You See It. If You Say Something They're Stunned By, You See Their Jaws Drop. If They're Amused, They Laugh - That Kind Of Reinforcement, I Totally Adore.

A Mood Disorder Is Dangerous. You've Got To Get Those Dramatic Waves Of Highs And Lows Stabilized. It's Dangerous If You Don't.

Most Of Us In The Baby-boom Generation Were Raised By Full-time Mothers. Even As Recently As 14 Years Ago, 6 Out Of 10 Mothers With Babies Were Staying At Home. Today That Is Totally Reversed. Does That Mean We Love Our Children Less Than Our Mothers Loved Us? No, But It Certainly Causes A Lot Of Guilt Trips.

My Guess Is That People Look At Me And Project Their Own Values - Importance Of Family, Ego Is Healthy But Not The Biggest Thing. I Don't Know. I Can't Explain My Popularity.