Personally, I consider 'Titanic' the most brilliant example of successful counterprogramming; the film actually countered itself by embedding an epic chick flick within a classic disaster movie.

I had gone to the bookstore, and while I hadn't bought any books on how to write a screenplay, I'd bought a couple of scripts so I could see how the formatting works. I just needed to know how a Hollywood screenplay looked on the page, which was something I was totally unfamiliar with.

Stripping toughened my hide, but exposing myself as a writer has been a lot more brutal.

Juno MacGuff: You can never have too many of your favorite one calorie breath mints.

Jeez banana! Shut your freaking gob!

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.

For me, writing essays, prose and fiction is a great way to be self-indulgent.