There was never a moment when I was like, 'I'm going to enter the public conversation on the importance of female nudity.'

I have a huge impact with young girls. Young women. That's my demographic.

I once waited on a group of 10 people, and one guy collected the money from the check and tipped me $20 on $600. I told him in front of everyone, 'Jews like you give Jews like me a bad name.' That was my last waitressing job.

I like the minute when I can get off the stage and go home, and I know I've done a good job.

These people are real to me, and situations keep coming up where their emergence feels natural. It's like meeting old friends. I hope readers feel the same way.

It sucks being judged by the world instead of your close friends or family. I try to just realise that the only people who matter are my family and friends.

When I go visit my mom in the retirement community where my parents live, she has a bunch of friends, and she will say, 'These neighbors I play bridge with have a son with an idea,' and it goes from there.

When I moved to Atlanta, I felt like an outsider - away from my friends and family except for the LGBTQ community.