I was such a dorky kid... I've been theatre-crazy ever since I can remember. I told my mother at the age of TWO that I wanted to be an actor (actress, really, since I hadn't figured out that I could play really anything), but I was just so focused on that, from such an early age. It's never changed. I'm a little less "will sing at the drop of a hat" than I was at 4.... Well, let me revise that. I'm a little more *discreet* about singing at the drop of a hat. But not much.

Generally when I think back to my kidhood, it's the embarrassing stuff I remember, not the good things.

And Mary Sues are a pretty universal entry point to writing. It's just that when you and I were younger, there was no mechanism to reach a mass audience. Something for which I'm VERY grateful!

Interesting that you'd go back to familiar ground in an unfamiliar time. Cool.

Okay, your questions:

1. If you could write your own TV pilot, what would it be about?

2. Who are the four people who've influenced you most in your life? And why do they get the credit (or the blame)?

3. You've been given the power to make any public figure admit about themselves they'd never normally acknowledge. Who would you pick, and what do you want them to say?

4. What's your favourite colour? (Hey, one of these has to be easy.)

5. What's your idea of a perfect holiday/vacation?