♡ All my trees have names, and obviously I consult them on serious matters. I say hello to every dog I meet. Humans can wait their turn.

♡ I was born in Chicago and raised in a loud Italian-American family, so volume control was never really part of the deal.

♡ I cry at sappy movies, watch scary ones through my fingers, and married a filmmaker who points out every little thing until I can’t fucking unsee it.

♡ I love fresh lemons, jasmine at night, can still rap “The Real Roxanne,” and will break out the robot without warning.

♡ I collect stories right alongside handbags, shoes, books, and adventures. “Enough” has never interested me much.