I think growing up in New York, you see so much at such a young age, there's no bubble to escape into.

There's no shame in owning a New Kids on the Block t-shirt. They were my first concert when I was eight.

I think a lot of people, especially women, feel like to be whole, you need to find part of yourself in another person - probably because of the fables we're told as kids.

I'm a health-food junkie, so all of my food is a splurge, money-wise!

I've always felt that music is an art form that deserves to live the life of the artist.

I don't believe that a writer does something wonderful spontaneously. I believe it's the result of years of living, of study, reading, his very personality and temperament. At one particular moment, all these come together and the artist 'expresses' himself.

It's much easier to conjure characters strictly from your imagination than to have to think about whether you're representing people in a truthful way.

Every writing teacher I ever had except for one told me I was an awful writer, had no idea what I was doing, and should stop immediately. It only took the one to tell me something different to light a fire under me.