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I realized some of the pitfalls of being well-known; it was nice if you were successful, but it made it just that much harder to take when you failed.

So the only things I was being allowed to audition for were small roles in comedies. It broke my heart. No one would see me for anything else. I knew, in order to open up my career, I had to leave or that's all I would ever be given.

And one of the reasons that I wrote the cook books was so that I could be at home more than being on the road.

Once the travel guide came out and won an award, once I got an MFA in creative writing, once I sold my next novel, I finally started telling people that I was a writer. I remember how special that year felt.

I was a very good cook, and I knew I could build a business.

I'd probably be famous now if I wasn't such a good waitress.

I had no desire to be a chef, but I had a desire to be someone who was heard.

What's lucky about my career in general is that I stumbled into what every writer most wants. Not repeating myself and doing strange things has become my trademark.