I was able to support myself by acting alone about six years ago. Until then, I was just scraping by.

Coming home to my family afterward makes the work richer, easier and more fun.

Coming home to my family afterward makes the work richer, easier and more fun.

We're living in a time when parenting is not at all mirroring the way I was parented. For me, I just followed my parents around on their errands when they were busy on the phone, I was quiet. It's a different kettle of fish these days: They run the house, and you listen to their music, and you go to their appointments.

I'm not sad about any of my life. It's so unconventional. It doesn't look anything like I thought it would.