When I look back, I don't remember the best of the best. I don't remember arena shows with 20,000 people. I remember funky little bar gigs where nobody shows up. The weirdest of the weird are what you retain.
When I wrote about media and technology, I had a lot of lonely, even intimate book talks. Since writing about dogs, I have a lot of company at book signings.
I don't go out much. I have people over, and I cook dinner, or we play the piano, or we watch TV.
I hate nightclubs, and I get fed up very quickly in crowded rooms. I enjoy being around people I know.
I don't really go to fancy parties, so I'm not really familiar with that kind of celebrity lifestyle. I don't dress up a lot. My girlfriend and I walk a lot and watch a lot of movies, and my friends and I go to the park or each others' houses.
I went to an all-girls' school with 43 people in my class, so dances were small. I always went with girlfriends or a blind date.
With the exception of an occasional cocktail party with friends, my holiday entertaining mostly centers around smaller get-togethers with family.
I might wear a dinner jacket once a year to our Oscar party - that's a big thing - but I don't go to parties. I'm social but I'm not a socialite person.
I confess I love littleness almost in all things. A little convenient estate, a little cheerful house, a little company, and a little feast.
