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I was always drawn to tough girls. I liked that domineering thing.

I always thought I'm kind of a tough girl.

I wish I were as tough and strong as the women that I'm lucky enough to portray.

It's one thing to be this 'tough chick,' but you also have to be likeable.

The fact that my female characters have strong personalities but are also physically attractive probably reflects the women I've known in my life.

I would inevitably get the girls who were interested in me because I was the guy from E.T. It was kind of tough. I can't deny ever capitalizing upon it but on the whole in my teens I was pretty virtuous.

I've been lucky to work consistently on women who I think are interesting, fleshed out, and strong and active participants in their destiny.

It's weird: I don't see myself as a tough guy.

I'm tough when I have to be, tender when I should be. When you find a really tough guy, he's not a predator. He doesn't have to prove himself. Guys who have to pretend to be tough, they ain't. I'm tough.

Not only is it OK for a woman to write about a tough guy, but it might even help sell him.