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.

If you leave home for a while ... you question the conventional wisdom you've grown up with. That doesn't mean you have to change your opinions or who you are, but it's good to ask the questions.

I can't stand films that make the kids out to be heroes and the parents to be imbeciles.

I think you can be mature without being grown-up. You can also be grown-up without being mentally mature. One of them is forced, while the other one is your choice.

Usually the kids are portrayed as very one-dimensional. Like these mindless animals that just have three things on their minds: getting laid, getting drunk, and driving real fast over Mulholland Drive.

I felt all the things that other teenagers felt. I was insecure in lots of ways, over-confident in others. I was very emotional. Excitable.

When I was a little kid I thought I would grow up to be black and sing jazz in nightclubs.