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The main thing I don't like about myself is an absurd level of self-consciousness that makes any sort of social encounter an ordeal for me.

People ask me to describe myself, but it's a very personal thing. You don't feel comfortable.

Over time, it's occurred to me that my protagonists all originate in some aspect of myself that I find myself questioning or feeling uncomfortable about.

I try not to define myself. Other people are going to do that for you anyway.

I'm not very comfortable with what people sometimes say or think about me - things I don't feel responsible for.

I am very self-conscious a lot of the time.

I have learned a lot about myself and come to deal with a lot of things that, at first, bothered me.

I think of myself as unconventional, I guess. I maybe always had a problem with authority, like a stubbornness about what's expected - despite wanting to get some recognition through performing - but also not always wanting to do the expected thing.

I've never looked at myself and said that I need to be a certain way to be around a certain sort of people. I've always wanted to stay true to myself, and I've managed to do that. People have to accept that.

I'm just not used to talking that much about myself. It feels strange.