Hollywood is freaked out right now at how much talent's been vacuumed away by dot-coms. She asked me if I knew what the reason for his success has been. She says it's because when you're speaking to him, you know that he is totally, 100-percent listening to you. I think people in general don't listen to each other as much as they think they do. And once my friend pointed out the Warren thing to me, I really saw what she was talking about.
People babble babble on, but listening is rare.
In the absence of college, it was an excellent tip. My days are, of necessity, lightly booked. Writing happens late a night, but the days is when it all gets input, hashed over and viewed in larger context. I get cabin fever every day, but then it's like any sort of activity. So I guess I'd rather go nuts at home than over the photocopier.