Why musicals rather than dating?

I dunno -- I'm not that into sex, essentially, while I quite like writing songs. And stories with songs is fun from a puzzle-maker's perspective. - I'm not into touch because I tend to associate touch with violence. See, this is what happens when parents hit their kids. And my brothers. And my friends. I pick fights occasionally, but I mostly lose.

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I'm very odd, but honestly if RNZ had tried with the pronouns, I might have tried harder to socialise. I'm not an extrovert, and my voice is soft, unless it's too loud!

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I eventually said I loved Chloe. I'm not quick on the draw with that word for damn good reasons: I tend to think people will disappoint me.

And I don't want your help re: getting 'back on track' - 1. nobody agrees on what that should be. 2. I'm not your fucking doll.

I'm trying to get over that phase of my twenties where people were exploiting me.

That's a side-effect of the illegal market, though the documentary is interesting, so that feels good to me.

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I don't want to be told how to love. And honestly, I do not want to act.

It's annoying when people hate me, but think I might sell tickets for them.

That's not a positive position, and more or less why I've bucked the trend and stuck to my own thing.

While a free concert on Parliament Grounds sounds like a better use of my energies.

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Part of why I wasn't keen to say I loved Chloe was precisely what happened: I got investigated and people thought I was a creep.

I found it easier when I wasn't reading her page. I did plenty of research on her for the film, but mostly interview films. Rose wasn't exactly Jacinda -- I was thinking of Jennifer Ward-Leland, plus Barbara for the Sands of Time.

I reckon the Dakumentary is better than any of my scripted films, though I'm hopeful the 2030 musical will come out well.