He wasn’t a carrier of commitment-phobia or other notable boy diseases and he used expensive moisturizer. That’s about all it takes to bang my gong.
Juno MacGuff: You can never have too many of your favorite one calorie breath mints.
Jeez banana! Shut your freaking gob!
I have never been an ambitious person, and my participation in this industry is a fluke, but only male writers can afford to be coy and self-deprecating.
I have a huge repertoire. I love karaoke.
The attitude toward women in this industry is nauseating. There are all sorts of porcine executives who are uncomfortable with a woman doing anything subversive. They want the movie about the beautiful girl who trips and falls, the adorable klutz.
I am actually able to do other things. I’m not just this writer.
I try to avoid Twitter. I occasionally can’t resist the siren call of email.
If I want to get a taste of beach culture, I’ll fire up my season 2 DVD of ‘Beverly Hills, 90210.’
There’s probably no experience more alienating than fame, other than a terminal illness, where you actually find yourself in a situation that nobody around you can relate to.
The best thing you can do is find a person who loves you for exactly what you are.
If a woman chooses to work, people say, “Oh it’s so sad that you’re not at home with your children.” But no one ever says that to a man because it’s assumed that the man is going to be the provider. There’s this double standard that exists and it really frustrates me.
The primary job for women in Hollywood is still super-attractive actress. That is the most high-profile women’s job in Hollywood.
The fashion industry isn’t merely content to encase my meaty flanks in skintight denim. Oh, no! That denim also has to be white, a color that attracts ketchup, wine, garlic aioli, and any other foodstuffs I might otherwise be able to enjoy if I wasn’t wearing ridiculously tight pants.
I’ve been so lucky – I worked with Jason Reitman twice, who has always been a really strong advocate for my voice, and has always really respected the scripts that I’ve brought him and is just the coolest.
I usually try not to think about actors while writing, because the odds of those stars aligning and you getting those specific people are so rare.
I write small and weird. Romcoms are not in my skill set.
I want Maggie Gyllenhaal. I don’t know why. I don’t think she necessarily looks like me or acts like me, I just think she’s a cool actress and she could play me, so there you go.
Here’s my unsolicited advice to any aspiring screenwriters who might be reading this: Don’t ever agonize about the hordes of other writers who are ostensibly your competition. No one else is capable of doing what you do.
I think when you take people who are damaged and you give them money and freedom, it can be a toxic cocktail.