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I was a science fiction junkie for a long time.

What can I say? I'm a book junkie.

'East of Eden' is an important story for me. It's about a kid that's misunderstood and feels like he's not loved by his father. It's a very father-son kind of story, and it's not until the end that they sort of make up. I like that because every boy has trouble with his father, so it's very relatable.

The best story is the story that gets to the most people.

'Braveheart' is way up there for me.

As a reader, I tend not to get too much from tales of unrelenting grimness.

With sci-fi you get these kind of stories in historical drama, and it's just so fabulous.

I look for a good story. Usually the best stories are the ones that are unbelievably true. 'Soul Surfer' is one of those stories.

Fiction, even when it's grim and hard, is fun.

It's really important to me not to be a snob about age division or about genre or whatever. The story needs to be what the story needs to be.