I don't try to intellectualize characters too much. But I always think of the audience. I always make sure that my characters are likeable.

I think the age we're living in is starting to get scary.

Before, if your phone was busy, your phone was busy. You had no cell phone. Now people work 24/7, their BlackBerry keeps them busy, and e-mail - and when do they have time for other pursuits? When do they have time to be politically active?

I realized that what we do as professions affects how we act as people, big-time.

When people have eating disorders, they can't actually see what they truly look like because they're so clouded with their emotions.

I don't try to intellectualize characters too much. But I always think of the audience. I always make sure that my characters are likeable.

Sometimes I do yoga, sometimes it's kickboxing, sometimes it's weight training, sometimes it's Pilates.