Not all women write the same. But I don't understand why the model is that you're supposed to write like a man, and that means you're a real writer.

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 think once you sort of cross over and you realize what books can be - and if they mean something to you - there's just no stopping you.

I think we do live in a very specialized society, where once you think about somebody as one thing, it's hard to change that. But I do a lot of things. I act, I write, I sing.

I've always been the bookish type, and I've never really hidden that about myself.

I'm really intimidated by beautiful people. Beautiful guys, especially.

People feel like they grew up with me.