That quality is what makes women great collaborators; we understand it's a team effort. Even if it comes from society telling us to be polite.

'YOU AREN'T TALENTED' - it cuts right to the fear of every artist.

Sometimes I write music, sometimes I don't. I think I'm just writing more what's close to my heart, and musical stuff is close to my heart, and it's fun to write, and when something's fun to write you don't think about what statement you're trying to make or what genre you're trying to hone in on.

That quality is what makes women great collaborators; we understand it's a team effort. Even if it comes from society telling us to be polite.

It feels like being a woman now gives you a slight advantage.

The number one thing I am earnestly attracted to is intelligence. Writers are thus the pinnacle of intelligence. While actors are great and awesome, writers literally create new worlds from scratch. What is sexier than that? Personally, I don't know why every person out there isn't dating a writer.

My grandpa was an amateur stand-up comic when I was growing up. ... He'd have me come up onstage with him to deliver a punch line: 'Why is your nose in the middle of your face?' 'Because it's the scenter.'