Kristin Gore
Kristin Gore
Kristin Carlson Goreis an American author and screenwriter. She is the second daughter of Al and Tipper Gore and the sister of Karenna Gore Schiff, Sarah and Albert III...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionScreenwriter
Date of Birth5 June 1977
CountryUnited States of America
favorite
'Jitterbug Perfume' is one of my favorite books.
both dad mum phases
I always wanted to be a writer, from being a little kid onwards. My dad and my mum both had phases when that was what they did.
age
From age 7 on, I wanted to be a writer.
realize stayed subject though took until
I didn't realize I wanted to write about D.C. until after 2000. Even though I was a comedy writer, I stayed away from that subject on purpose. It took attaining some distance and perspective.
boring charge incredibly men people run town white
There's this perception of D.C. as a boring town run by old white men, but in reality, there are incredibly young people in charge of really important things.
experience imagining love pictures vivid
When I read books, I actually really love imagining whomever I want to in the character's role. I get such vivid pictures on my own that that is a big part of the experience for me.
congress four grew house mom months moved rest tennessee time vice whenever year
Whenever Congress was in session, we were in Washington. So four months out of the year we were in Tennessee and the rest of the time in Arlington, which is where my mom grew up. Then, of course, in 1992 we moved into the vice president's house in D.C. I was 15 then.
distracted head schedule takes totally
It's all discipline and schedule for me. I mean, it's very easy to get distracted by the real world and things that intrude constantly, and it takes dedication to live totally in your head and be tuned out.
gets throat
I'm allergic to caffeine. When I have it, my throat gets sore, and I get a rash.
knew stick veins wrists
I can't look at people's wrists. Something about the veins makes me weak. My siblings used to torture me with that because they knew it was the thing I couldn't handle. They would stick their wrists in my face.
teacher tells
Any writing teacher tells you to write what you know, and for better or for worse, Washington is a world I know well.
both great humor senses
Both of my parents have great senses of humor.
human
I can go days without meaningful human interaction.
I like my leaders smart and serious. I don't need a stand-up comic.