Some scripts you read and say, 'I've just got to do this' and you find a way of making it work. Some things you turn down because of the impact on family.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I think families find a dynamic that works for them.
It all starts with the script: it's not worth taking myself away from my family if I don't have something I'm really passionate about.
I want to make sure that no matter how long I go through this, I don't fall into the trap of changing and modifying how I do things that aren't a positive example. I want to remain somebody that the entire family can listen to or watch.
I've made choices that work with my family. I want to work and I want to be with my family so I just walk the tight-rope of showing up for both those things.
Today, smartphones, tablets, and the Internet have allowed people to conduct business from anywhere at any time. But as we continue to progress, many families find it harder to balance the ever-increasing demands of their work with their desire to care for and be with their family.
When I look back, I did what I had to do for business and then fit family life into it.
People often say that having a family makes you make safer choices. It's been the total opposite for me. It's really made me want to make bolder choices.
Family is this very deep, complex thing that for most people becomes everything. It informs your entire life.
I really try my best not to get attached to a script, because I know what it takes: It takes you away from your family and what you like to do.
I'm endlessly fascinated with the ways families work and the ways they don't.