John Hughes had such a huge impact on filmmaking.

My parents always raised us with the idea of having college in mind. You sort of need a college education. It's part of life. It's something that you do - like going to your prom.

Jazz is my comfort music, like comfort food.

Sometimes when people have kids young, they're not ready.

It's the universal feeling that we all are alone - that we're all different. I think the movie's one resounding theme is that everybody feels the same, and we're all alone together. Some people come up to me on the street and thank me for helping them get through their teen years.

I never really felt like I belonged in California.

I think when people hear about a celebrity writing a book of any kind, the assumption is that it was dictated to a ghostwriter.