The courage of exploring myself was nothing compared to the courage of actually doing the EMT course, ... As a writer, the concept of self-revelation is not new. The problem was getting through the depression and anxiety and doing something unheard of for me: becoming an EMT. Writing about self-revelation is gravy.

Like in every city, some are healthy, some suffer. We try to establish a criteria and separate one mega city from another. The crucial points we look for are that the city has to be a critical place (whether regionally or globally speaking) and it needs to have a critical system which the entire city depends on.

He was used to Marine-like, physically fit guys taking the course and here I came, schlepping in like I hadn't as much as walked across a room in 30 years. He didn't embrace me.

Michael and I, to this day, stumble into things, ... We wrote a book on Elvis Presley together in the 1980s that became New York Times and London Times best-sellers. It was released on the 10th anniversary of Elvis' death. Everyone said 'How savvy the Sterns are.' Do you think we knew the significance of the date of release for the book when we were writing it? Not even.

It is the most watched city in the world. There are street cameras in almost every corner! Intimidating but interesting!

I was overwhelmed with emotion.

Many Brazilian landfills, such as Bandeirantes, double up as power plants. So instead of causing further pollution by burning coal or oil, they run on a fuel source that is plentiful in Sao Paolo — garbage.

I wasn't asked to go, and I'm not one to just show up, ... I've since been told that it's dangerous for an actress or actor to meet their subject. Many times they start doing an impersonation of the person rather than acting the part. Kathy said she'd seen me on television but didn't want me on the set for that reason.