I don't know if I have some kind of defiance disorder or something, but if I'm hired to write something by "The Man," or by a studio, for whatever reason, it's really hard for me to finish. I inevitably wind up using that time to write something else.

The public's appetite for frothy, flippant blondes has waned, but Paris Hilton still fascinates me.

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.

The one thing I have found about Hollywood is it's a town full of people who believe in themselves, often to a degree where they're what you would call "delusional."

Shoulda gone to China. They give away babies like free iPods. They put them in guns and shoot them out at sporting events.

I can't write at night. For me, I'm programmed to believe that nighttime is for relaxation.

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.