I've been accused of my publicist of being too confessional... it's probably my Celtic upbringing.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I'm an Irish Catholic and I have a long iceberg of guilt.
I don't know, maybe it's because I was raised Catholic. Confession has always held a great appeal for me.
And yet because of my attempt at sincerity I have been condemned, hooted at, reviled; filthy rumors have been circulated about me, not about my characterizations but about me personally, my private self.
I suffer from Irish-Catholic guilt. Guilt is a good reality check. It keeps that 'do what makes you happy' thing in check.
Confession has been my habitual homecoming since I was a child. It is a consolation and a joy, and such joy, our faith teaches us, is meant for everyone. It is our vocation to bring it to as many people as possible.
I came from a good, repressed Catholic background.
My whole act is confession.
A confession has to be part of your new life.
My writing is remarkably non-confessional; you actually learn very little about me.
I've got the Jewish guilt and the Irish shame and it's a hell of a job distinguishing which is which.