I became an art major, took every art class my school had to offer. In college, I majored in Advertising Art and Design.

I've always been the audience that I wanted to reach, so I write for myself.

I think every time you take a female character, a black character, a Hispanic character, a gay character, and make that the point of the character, you are minimalizing the character.

In general, shorter is better. If you can encapsulate your idea into a single captivating sentence, you're halfway home.

I try to find what makes even the worst, most despicable character sympathetic at his or her core.

These days, it seems that if you're not already in place, you can't get there from here.

I hate the crazy, neurotic characters beyond a certain point.