Growing up in Manhattan has given me a thick skin.

There was always Helmut Newton coffee table books around when I was growing up.

The houses in Mustique are styled with incredible decor. I vacationed there as a kid and have the fondest memories.

I'm a firm believer that you don't have to pick one career path.

Ten to 15 of my childhood friends from Minsk died of cancer. Chernobyl kills.

We know that gardening is good for you. It is fantastic, all-round exercise.

But beyond the hysteria of phantom death panels, where is the abomination? Show me the provisions that will hurt consumers, because if you think a $110 billion a year tax break for working-class Americans to buy private health insurance is a government takeover, I welcome the debate.

I hate rules. I hate 'This is the way things are done'. I hate a lack of reinvention. I hate theatre as an archeological exercise. Theatre needs to be urgent.