I'm certainly not going to play any of Matt Damon's roles in the future. But he will eventually grow into mine, since he'll be around for a long time.

If I were a writer, the Pulitzer Prize would be important to me. This is my profession, so an Oscar is important.

In film, there are always things that could conceivably create artificiality in any performance.

I create each character as an individual, coming from a certain place, sounding a certain way, having been introduced to things a certain way.

All my books reflect travel adventures of some kind, and all have a soul: a spiritual or mystical underpinning.

The idea of making access to safe abortions harder and more expensive and more difficult, having to travel across state lines - that puts women's health and lives in jeopardy, which is something I think no one wants.

Fortunately for me, my mother loved travel. Our first non-beach family trip abroad - to England, France, and Switzerland - came when I was 11, and thereafter, we often tagged along on my father's European business trips.

It's really tough to be an active member of your church when you travel so much, but that's the stuff that keeps you going.