The strength of fiction is not in reading about yourself, but in reading about other people.

What the art world has done, it has been constantly been pushing the boundaries about what art can be. It's like expanding its territory.

My intent was to gain experience for fiction I eventually hoped to write. But there's no question I was drawn in by the hope that journalism would be a creative, thrilling environment.

That's a paradox I've noticed, too: The news business held little romance for me, yet writing about it somehow stirred my affections.

I don't consider myself a social entrepreneur, but I'm thrilled to be doing good, if that's what I'm doing.

Going out there as a forward can shorten your career somewhat, whereas if you go out as a back, you will be OK.

There is no real limit to how much better a person who really commits to getting better can get. Every manager has the potential to become an excellent manager for the rest of his or her career.

It would almost be sinful to say that I regretted doing 'Charlie's Angels' because it did so much for my career.