I was taken by the romanticism of being thought of as an adult and living in a world that was completely new to me. I fell in love with acting then.

I thought my book was done, then we went to Hawaii and the whole last chapter happened.

I felt I had to share Idaho with my friend from New York because he'd shared New York with me, so I was going to share the beauty of nature with a man who went to museums and clubs late at night. But there was nothing to do where I lived at night.

I fell in love with acting. I thought, 'This is what I want to do.'

Everybody needs a way out of that pain. Many people choose drugs and alcohol. Some people obsessively exercise or develop strange dietary habits, which is what I did. At least it got me toward a path of healthier living.

I wanted to share the experience of how yoga and meditation have transformed my life, how they have enabled me to observe who I am, first in my body, and then emotionally, and on to a kind of spiritual path.