These days, the Rolling Stones still have an edge, but that fangs-out ferocity has mellowed considerably.

Let it be said that the makeup artist at '90210' made me look better for the fake red carpet than I've ever looked on an actual red carpet.

I do a nice sloppy first draft like everybody else. And then just work at it and work at it and groom it. I get input from other people.

There's this double standard that exists and it really frustrates me. If a woman chooses to work, people say, "Oh it's so sad that you're not at home with your children." But no one ever says that to a man because it's assumed that the man is going to be the provider.

People say 'teenage girls aren't so clever. Your characters should be less articulate to reflect our youth.' People who say that aren't spending time with teenagers.

I just want to be able to keep my house and pay for my son's school tuition in Los Angeles.

I usually try not to think about actors while writing, because the odds of those stars aligning and you getting those specific people are so rare.