I believe it's important to have a passion for what you do. If you don't have a passion, you won't have the energy to keep going when things get tough.
Psychological truth is what stands the test of life.
Writing is my way of being in the world.
The Soviet Union was a civilization of fear, where people lived in constant dread of the knock on the door at night.
The only thing I care about is the music and the performance. That's the only reason I'm here.