All writers are liars. They twist events to suit themselves. They make use of their own tragedies to make a better story... They are terrible people.
“There is pain and sacrifice in everyone's world. That's why, when I was dancing, I had no pain.”
“My dad was a Marine. He was one of the Montford Point Marines. Those are the equivalent of the Tuskegee Airmen for Marines. He's a tough, tough guy. When I was 15 we had a fight, and I didn't speak to him for 10 years.”