I was always interested in the kind of history they didn't teach you in school.

I'm really interested in modern history, but to fulfill a History degree at Brown you have to do modern and pre-modern.

But even in elementary school and junior high, I was very interested in space and in the space program.

My attitude is always one of sensuality, aggressive enthusiasm and a kind of outrageousness in my expression.

It's always, 'Are you the runner girl?' I say, 'My name is Sally actually.' I used to always get that at school as well, 'Are you the runner girl?' I'm not even the runner girl, I'm a hurdler.

I was very keen. I was super-eager to please and be good. And I was always kind of bossy.