Hollywood has the idea that movies have to be dumb. But especially movies for or about teenagers have to be really dumb!

The doctor's wife ate two apples a day, just to be safe. But her husband kept coming home.

That you can be whatever you want to be, whoever you want to be, regardless of your gender.

I didn't really like doing commercials.

I was studying for the SAT's and learning lines.

I didn't want to just work within Hollywood when I started a production company. I wanted to be able to collaborate with great artists from all over the world.

As soon as you are trying to be funny or dramatic, that's when things start feeling fake and boring.