I struggle with the same struggles that a lot of people struggle with—like, how do you define yourself? Is it necessary to even try and define yourself?
The story is that I've always been a strong writer, and I've always been curious, and I've always liked asking questions and engaging with people. Journalism made sense as a career path.
I really only feel like an artist in fits and starts. It's quite a fleeting feeling. I feel like an actor. I feel like a professional actor rather than artist. They become very different things to me.
I start a piece and I don't really know where it's gonna go. My hands lead me, or the clay leads me.
The photo we post on social media is the sublime moment in front of you, it’s the best part of the night out with your friends, it’s so different from what's happening but that, in a way, is always the part of the memory that you want to hold on to anyway. You are the author of your memories and you are the person who dictates whether or not they can live or die with reality. If you remember the things that are most important to you, that’s great. If you remember the most fun you had and not the terrible moment, that’s fine.