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The first thing I read was of my character on the phone talking to Sydney's fiance. Though short, it was so beautifully written, and it made me laugh. I thought if I wanted to play a character, this would be it.

I had novels to write, so I wrote them.

It's hard to imagine my life not writing. I love it.

It's pretty intense writing about my own life, my own struggles.

I never thought about what I would write. I just come from such a big family of storytellers.

My writing partner, Nicki, and I became obsessed with a monologist who performs unscripted shows equipped with nothing more than scribbled bullet points and a glass of water. We wrote him a fan letter and found ourselves sharing lunch and eventually a friendship.

Writing was my route to creative expression, and I needed to write about the things that interested me.

I'm currently working on a romantic comedy between me and Philip Seymour Hoffman. So my next step is to write something so mind-blowingly spectacular that he has no other choice but to agree to do it! Wish me luck.

I was reading a lot of books I admired, and thought that I would like to write something like that someday.