…and you smile back and try not to think about the fact that you have nothing, absolutely nothing, to say to each other.

I love that sound,' he mumbled into her hair. 'Blackbirds at dawn.' 'I hate it. Makes me think I've done something I'll regret.

The problem with all these fiercely individualistic girls was that they were all exactly the same.

And it was at moments like this that she had to remind herself that she was in love with him, or had once been in love with him, a long time ago.

When I was an actor, I worked with lots of men who had a bit of success early on, who were very good looking, who suddenly made a bit of money and who felt no embarrassment - and nor should they have done - about having a good time.

If you have to keep a secret it's because you shouldn't be doing it in the first place

Screenwriting is always about what people say or do, whereas good writing is about a thought process or an abstract image or an internal monologue, none of which works on screen.