People love stories. They need stories.

There have been years where I've had to take a real job and I wrote during slow times and lunches. I think never forgetting how lucky I am to be able to do something I love has really fueled me.

Writers are magpies, and we collect details about people and we use them for fictional characters.

L.A. is a place people come to for all sorts of reasons, often to reinvent themselves, and that fascinates me.

I've always had a clear sense that time is short and we need to live as fully as we can in every moment.

I love rewriting because that is where and how you discover the story. Its like you have this skeleton, and you get to put flesh on it and hair and clothes and really wonderful jewelry.

People love stories. They need stories.