It's only in fairy tales that princesses can afford to wait for the handsome prince to save them. In real life, they have to bust out of their own coffins and do the saving themselves.

Remember, if you don't feel passionate about the characters and subject of your story, your readers won't either.

Weight doesn’t matter. It really doesn’t. I mean, it does if you’re a model or whatever.

Screenwriting is a much more collaborative effort. When you write a novel, it's just you, with input from your editor.

Sometimes what you want is right in front of you. All you have to do is open your eyes and see it.

I wonder what it's like to live in Tinaville. I get the feeling it's very shiny there.

No matter how nice the company one might be with, however, it is never pleasant to have a rifle pointed at one's back.