It Sometimes Is Just The Fear Of

I Am Literally Smaller Than Life. I Am An Unextraordinary-looking Person. I've Seen People Trying To Hide Their Disappointment When They Meet Me, And I Have To Watch Them Get Over It.

I Was Thinking About Comedy And How Comedy In Many Ways Opens Us Up To Ideas And Really Being Influenced By Richard Pryor And Sort Of The Way He Would Use Comedy To Really Speak About Larger Social Issues.

There Should Be A Revenue Stream That Helps Pay For The Publication Or For The Work And Helps Pay The People Who Do It.

We Grew Up As This Family Of Deniers. And People Who Knew Us For Years Were Stunned When "the Great Santini" Came Out Because We Had This Appearance Of Being This Happy, Large, Smiling Family. We Were Taught To Smile, Put The Best Face Forward. And So When The Book Ended Up - Dad Swatting Us Around The Room, No One Believed Me.

Anyone Who Agrees To Be Interviewed Must Decide Where To Draw The Line Between What Is Public And What Is Private. But The Line Can Shift, Depending On Who Is Asking The Questions. What Puts Someone On Guard Isn't Necessarily The Fear Of Being 'found Out.' It Sometimes Is Just The Fear Of Being Misunderstood.