What are the joys and challenges of having two creative personalities under one roof?
RG: Early on in our marriage, we were a mess. We couldn’t ever talk about anything creative. I’d comment on one of his songs and he’d be devastated. He’d read one of my pages and not laugh in the right spot and I’d stomp out, totally hurt. Luckily, over the years, we’ve learned to manage our creative sensitivities. As we’ve gotten older, we’ve learned to trust each other’s criticisms. But those first few years, we just agreed to stay out of each other’s work. Luckily, we’re out of that phase, but we also don’t talk much about what we’re working on. Occasionally we will, but mostly we don’t talk about work. By the end of the day, we’re creatively drained and want to talk about anything but that. When we’re both feeling like we’re struggling with our art, we watch Miracle. Don’t ask me why a Disney sports movie about beating the Russians helps motivate us. We watch it several times a year. I guess that scene where the coach makes his team run suicides over and over and over is a good vis
