It is a good motive, fame and money, as it is tangible and measurable. Being an artist is neither measurable nor tangible and certainly not a way to become rich.
Time is money, as they say, and it was never more apropos than on a television show, where a minute is worth about $200!
Children who cling to parents or who don't want to leave home are stunted in their emotional, psychological growth.
A stage play requires very different craft from a book, fiction or otherwise, and ditto from a screenplay.
To me, all writing is like music. And especially dialogue. I studied music in college; that is what I wanted to be, a composer. Acting got me sidetracked.
America is terrified of the passage of time. Prozac Nation. Land of Face Lifts.
