I think virgins are far more interesting to write about. If we've been around the block a few times, we know what to expect. Not so with virgins.

It's very hard to grow up in a perfect family when you're not perfect.

I don't think [Fifty Shades of Grey is] a model for anything. Except maybe in bed.

Women basically want the same thing - a good passionate story, a great fantasy - and for our partners to do the laundry and the washing up.

I've set the bar quite high in terms of storytelling.

I think you can only be truly mad at someone you really love.

Men aren't really complicated. They are very simple, literal creatures. They usually mean what they say. And we spend hours trying to analyze what they've said, when really it's obvious.