If this whole writing thing doesn't work out, I'll be getting right back on the pole.

I really just love to open a blank document and spew, whereas with a screenplay I have to be more judicious.

Now '90210' is returning with an all-new cast of slightly more plausible teens. I'll be honest: I wish the old cast was back. Ideally, this spin-off would be an Ice Storm-esque exploration of the West Beverly gang's bleak adult lives.

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 normally ignore the History Channel.

I feel like I'm part of a generation of people who are stuck in the past and are really self-absorbed. I mean, we're actually taking pictures of ourselves and posting them on Facebook, and keeping in touch with people that should have been out of our lives 15 years ago.

I grew up in the Midwest; you don't know any screenwriters. It didn't seem like a realistic career possibility.