"I'm going to make a movie about you."

Honey Boy is not perfect. *update, it very much is perfect. But Honey Boy is loud, and with emotions as honest and raw as these, loud is perfect. Loud enough to give me bruises and stains of mascara on my cheeks, honest enough to dig up old phone calls with my dad, raw enough to leave me in pieces. All I know right now, with the scars Honey Boy left with me, is that…

I don’t think I’ll ever be able to express how important Alma is to me.

There have been many characters that have almost been her, but none of them have ever come close. She embodies everything I am, everything I’ve tried to be, and everything I’ve ever wanted to be. I’ve thought myself to be Alma before, but I’ve never been brave enough. She’s weak, but is stronger than anyone she’s around. She’s kind, but could break every bone in…