I always felt like my future was at stake every time I stepped on stage and that was kind of hair-raising. At some point I just went, don't be frightened, you can't do anything wrong, it's your show.
If you write fiction, you're by yourself. There are certain advantages to that in that you don't have to explain anything to anybody. But when you get in with others who share the loneliness of the whole enterprise, you're not lonely anymore.
Simon Baker, Actor (1969) |
Quico Canseco, Politician (1949) |
Bill Cartwright, Athlete (1957) |
Henry Ford, Businessman (1863) |
William H. Gass, Novelist (1924) |
Harriet Harman, Politician (1950) |
Osama Bin Laden, Criminal (1957) |
Herbert Baxter Adams, Educator (1901) |
Bao Dai, Statesman (1997) |
Lynn Fontanne, Actress (1983) |
Joyce Kilmer, Poet (1918) |