Because I work in television, I always knew that I loved working with writers. It's very collaborative. You're always in a room full of writers.
Melissa RosenbergI am involved with 'Write Girl,' which is such a great organization, because they go into inner city schools and work with underprivileged girls to pair them up with other writers. And it gets them learning to express themselves and become familiar with their own voice. They have a 100% success ratio getting those girls into college.
Melissa RosenbergWith a film, you have to pare down and take stuff out and squish it all down into a 110 page script.
Melissa RosenbergSo what 'Twilight' does is show how women/girls can drive box office and they can support a tent pole movie. They're an extremely passionate fan base. This coincided with the 13 year old boys starting to stay home and play video games and work on their home media stuff. They're no longer going to theaters in droves.
Melissa Rosenberg