I Don't Mind What I Play, Really.

My Father Could Be Very Distancing. My Clearest Memory Is Of Him Squatting, Watering Plants For Hours And Hours At A Time, Completely Silent. He Was Very Self-contained; My Mother Was More Outgoing And Chatty And Social. I'm Certainly More Like Her.

I Don't Mind Tracksuits. At The Track.

All You Have Is The Writer's Imagination. You Have A Very Limited Time To Take This Imaginary Person And Bring The Details Of Their Life, As You Perceive Them, To Life. You Attempt To Do To That As Fully And As Vibrantly As You Can. It's Depressing To Read How Much You've Failed. And It's Not Even Particularly Instructive Or Necessary To Read How You Succeeded Because In The End Don't You Have To Judge That?

I Think I Was Born At A Time When An American Male Had So Many Advantages And Opportunities That Weren't Available To Men Before Or After, Just A Very Brief Period.

Unlike My Grandfather Or My Brother, I've Actually Been Able To Make Some Money At A Racetrack.