“I'm trying to make the readers feel as if he or she is right there in ...” — Susan Straight Quote

“I'm trying to make the readers feel as if he or she is right there in the conversation, and so I don't try to manipulate it too much.”

“The best thing I could say is you do have to be a really good listener. If I go to a family reunion, and there's 400 people there, everybody comes up and tells me their stories, right? And I think that when you're a good listener, and you can imagine how someone's talking, dialogue is your key friend, is it not?”

“I've always told my children that Americans will tell you pretty much anything, but that convention dictates that we don't like to talk money or politics.”

“There is so much information on diagnostics and treatments - one person cannot possibly know everything. A good doctor is one who isn't afraid to admit that he or she doesn't know everything.”

“As long as the actor is able to maintain an emotional relatability with the audience, he or she will be loved by them.”

“A lot of people think that I am trans but I'm not trans. I am a gay male with hair and nails. So if you say 'he' or 'she' it doesn't matter. I know who I am.”