I've Always Been A Writer, I've Always

The Fact Is, When I Wrote 'juno' - And I Think This Is Part Of Its Charm And Appeal - I Didn't Know How To Write A Movie. And I Also Had No Idea It Was Going To Get Made!

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.

To Aspiring Writers, I Would Tell Them That We Live In A Wonderful Time Where You're Able To Make Your Work Visible, Easily. If You Think About It, Even Ten Years Ago Or Twenty Years Ago, There Was A Middle Man, There Was A Publisher, There Were Studios, There Was This World Of Rejection Letters. Now, We're In A Place Where We Have The Technology And The Ability To Go Shoot Our Own Movies Or To Put Stuff On Youtube Or A Blog, If You're A Writer, Or Self-publish.

I Know Most People Don't Like To Be Around Teenagers But I Do. I'm One Of The Only People I Can Think Of Who Can't Wait For My Kid To Be A Teenager. I Think Being A Teenager Is One Of The Most Wonderful Things In The World. I Really Enjoyed It - Just This Heightened Emotional State Where Everything Is Beautiful And Everything Is New And You're Convinced That You're Really Going To Break The Mould And Be Different From Your Parents. And The Best Part Is That You Have So Much More Time That You Didn't Have As A Child.

Jeez Banana! Shut Your Freaking Gob!