Sometimes When I Read About

My Mom Had Started To Go To Work When I Was Nine Or Ten, So I Was Aware Of Women Trying To Find Their Own Identities By Working. But I Was Still Influenced By Men To Such An Extreme. I Wanted To Play Their Games And Wanted To Compete In Their World And Be Like Them.

After Leaving Las Vegas I Did Assume That Things Would Get A Lot Easier Than They've Been. But It's Just Been A Mirror Of The Way My Career's Been From The Beginning, So For It To Have Changed Would Have Been Strange. My Career Has Never Been Perfect.

I Became Disconnected From The Childlike Play That Art Could Be. I Spent So Much Time Fearing I Wasn't Good Enough That I Lost The Sense That My Artistic Expression Was Worthy.

Almost Six Years Ago, Before I Was Given The Incredible Opportunity To Be In 'leaving Las Vegas,' I Was Going Through A Long Period Of Artistic Confusion. I'd Spent Years Doing Work That Hadn't Pushed Me Enough, And I Was Beginning To Wonder If I Had Any Talent.

I Try Really Hard To Give My Kids As Much Independence As I Can, Caring Mostly About Their Character: Are They Kind? Generous? Do They Work Hard?