In the past, I'll admit, I've enjoyed being compared to the protagonists in my screenplays.

My boyfriend is Italian and from New Jersey, so naturally he was thrilled to meet Joe Pesci.

Whether it's a blatant homage or unconscious mimicry, the Rolling Stones have permanently, indelibly influenced how rock stars look and behave.

To aspiring writers, I would tell them that we live in a wonderful time where you're able to make your work visible, easily. If you think about it, even ten years ago or twenty years ago, there was a middle man, there was a publisher, there were studios, there was this world of rejection letters. Now, we're in a place where we have the technology and the ability to go shoot our own movies or to put stuff on YouTube or a blog, if you're a writer, or self-publish.

I have never been an ambitious person, and my participation in this industry is a fluke, but only male writers can afford to be coy and self-deprecating.

Couture gowns are like gremlins; you can't expose them to bright light or get them wet.

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.