It was weird that Scott and I got together and then I got a TV show, because I had always thought it would be the opposite—that your dreams come true when you are beholden to no one, gloriously and powerfully alone. Instead, Scott’s presence in my life made my mind open to “maybe I can do this” and that even if I failed in a huge way, he would have

They teach how to avoid the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse in relationships: criticism (“That’s a stupid sailboat”), contempt (“You and your GODDAMNED sailboat”), defensiveness (“What sailboat?”), and stonewalling ([NO REACTION TO SAILBOAT]).

I cannot recommend offer-only enough. You know that thing you never get to do because it’s too competitive and it’s too painful to even try for fun because you’ve spent over ten thousand hours getting paid at the most .07 cents per hour to do it? Are you tired of doing free work for possible prestige? Possible opportunities on spec, but no

Stage performance is a controlled environment in which to communicate one’s limited worldview without interruption. That’s my wheelhouse: one-way speechifying. Either I pontificate or I am a silent witness. I’m onstage amplified and lit or I’m in a dark corner eating seasoned curly fries alone.