What was really funny is that as I got older all those guys who called me a sissy in junior high school wanted me to be their best friend because they wanted to meet all the girls that I knew in figure skating.
I had a ninth grade teacher who told me I was much smarter and much better...
The last person they expected to connect with a screenplay was the comedic...
Even as a child I had a strong relationship with yearning and desire. And loss. Those things spoke to me.