A lot of times, female characters - particularly the villains - come off as very one-dimensional. They get the short shrift in that they're only given the snappy comeback, or they're relegated to a very stereotypical role. I want to know what's driving them - that's what's really interesting.

Most female characters have either been the temptress - like a Betty Boop type - or the victim - like an Olive Oil type.

With 'Tower Prep,' Cartoon Network wanted to go into a new area where no other kids' programming was going. There were a lot of kids' sitcoms on the air, but they wanted to really go with more of like an adventure/drama feel.

The agents of S.M.A.S.H. are the most powerful team in the Marvel universe in terms of muscle power.

In my books and in romance as a genre, there is a positive, uplifting feeling that leaves the reader with a sense of encouragement and hope for a brighter future - or a brighter present.

American culture is torn between our long romance with violence and our terror of the devastation wrought by war and crime and environmental havoc.

I am open to doing comedies, romantic stories, and commercial cinema, but it has to work for me so that I can give a year of my life in making it.

I don't label myself a feminist. I love men, but I am all about promoting a better, healthier relationship between the sexes.