Of course we all have our limits, but how can you possibly find your boundaries unless you explore as far and as wide as you possibly can? I would rather fail in an attempt at something new and uncharted than safely succeed in a repeat of something I have done.

We think of stars as celestial beings. And once in a while, they smile at us from the pages of 'People' magazine.

When I first wrote 'Papa Hemingway,' there were too many people still alive, and the lawyers for Random House didn't want to OK it. But now all that's been filtered away by the passage of all these people. And having the fortune of surviving, I now feel that I am the custodian of what Ernest wanted the world to know about him and these women.

It's very off-beat and very edgy. Everyone's fair game.

The person who really knows opera is going to enjoy it. And for people new to opera, this is a good first step. They will like this.

Actually, the show gets very poignant at one point when she talks about her childhood.