One nice thing about being a woman in Hollywood is that the women tend to be very close-knit. All of us writers and directors know each other and cling to each other for safety and support, and it's really a completely different vibe than the men experience out here, where they're all trying to murder each other.

I do not quote my own movies. I think I would be pretty insufferable if I did.

The fashion industry isn't merely content to encase my meaty flanks in skintight denim. Oh, no! That denim also has to be white, a color that attracts ketchup, wine, garlic aioli, and any other foodstuffs I might otherwise be able to enjoy if I wasn't wearing ridiculously tight pants.

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

I have a lot of screenwriter friends and many of them have had an experience where they aren't even welcome on set during production.

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

I am a karaoke purist and I don't like that. I don't think it's enough for you to just be there with your friends singing. I think you need to be in front of a crowd of hostile strangers for it to truly count.