Skype is a wonderful thing. The irony is that you never Skype when you're in the same country as someone.
I'm a parent, especially when you've had the intense parenting the way I had. It's all in the bank. It's all in the great experience bank. Those are your secrets. That's the stuff that makes your work rich, that's what you dip into.
There are a lot of people I would have liked to have collaborated with, and would still like to.