I'm a much better writer for being a father.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I don't claim to be a particularly good father. I'm flawed, let's say. I've certainly been affected by the experience of having kids... trying to be a father, at least. It's an amazing process. It's like songwriting: it's a complete mystery to me. I don't understand it - but I've certainly written about it.
Having written for film and television, I had little interest in turning 'The Good Father' into a Hollywood thriller. I was writing a novel, and novels demand that the writer goes deeper, both emotionally and thematically.
My father was a writer; I've known a lot of children of writers - daughters and sons of writers, and it can be a hard way to grow up.
Being a father is just wonderful.
I'm a dad, I'm a husband, I'm an activist, I'm a writer and I'm just a student of the world.
Being a father is an everyday challenge. It goes on and on.
Being a father makes everything in the world make sense.
All I am is a writer and a mom.
When one has not had a good father, one must create one.
Becoming a mother has helped make me a tougher, stronger writer.