I came from a family of extremely old money, and so by the time I was born, there was really just a trickle of money left.
I love Netflix and Amazon and watching movies on streamers as much as the next person.
My golden dream was to move to New York and live in the Village and become that cool rebel beatnik Jack Kerouac.
I moved to New York and went to art school at Parsons School of Design. Became a photographer. Became a creative consultant.
I grew up with a posh English accent, and all my aunts sounded as if they came out of a Merchant Ivory movie.
Hollywood is a whole other level of crazy. I've never met so many assistants who have assistants. It's a stratified society on its own.
I'm a writer. I'm naturally introverted, so being the public face of something, I don't think I do it well.
People are often disappointed when they meet me because I'm not this giant, flamboyant - you know, I don't wear sequined jackets.
They say truth is sometimes stranger than fiction, but there's such a thing as believability when you're writing a novel.
My father came from old money. There was less of an expectation for the children to earn a living.
In Singapore, there may be 50 old-money families, but you wouldn't know them to look at them.
I remember I had an aunt that lived in a house that had this beautiful ceramic wall that was entirely a painting of a peacock.
People are often disappointed when they meet me because I'm not this giant, flamboyant - you know, I don't wear sequined jackets.
I'm a writer. I'm naturally introverted, so being the public face of something, I don't think I do it well.
Hollywood is a whole other level of crazy. I've never met so many assistants who have assistants. It's a stratified society on its own.
I grew up with a posh English accent, and all my aunts sounded as if they came out of a Merchant Ivory movie.
I moved to New York and went to art school at Parsons School of Design. Became a photographer. Became a creative consultant.
My golden dream was to move to New York and live in the Village and become that cool rebel beatnik Jack Kerouac.