It took 24 years for me to harness my autistic TRAITS into something USEFUL, and I have grown to REGARD them as a kind of superpower. Cooking, to me, is akin to algebra, and my mind a pocket CALCULATOR.
Read MoreThe INTERNET is going to have a BIGGER impact on content creators than the television ever had. The reason why that's the case is that suddenly you're ABLE to tell stories 24/7 in the HOME, out of the home, in every room of the home. A television screen can be in your pocket through a smartphone.
Read MoreI fall asleep feeling beautiful. Then, in the morning, before I leave the house, I say five things I LOVE about myself, like 'You have really pretty eyes.' That way I can go out into the WORLD with that LITTLE bit of extra CONFIDENCE. It's a feel-good protein shake in my BACK pocket in case someone messes with me that day.
Read MoreIf you only believe that you're an ARTIST when you have a BIG advance in your pocket and a single coming out, I would say that's quite soulless. You have to have a sense of your own greatness and your own ability from a very deep PLACE inside you. I am the one with the litmus test in my HANDS of what people need to HEAR next.
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