The 'Gossip Girl' idea and ideologies, like, they sort of encourage this certain kind of, like, materialism and superficiality that isn't, I would say, the best thing in the world.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I think gossip and scandal is something from Western culture that has pervaded the rest of the world.
I certainly didn't say while writing 'Gossip Girl,' 'Oh this is going to be big!' It was really like, 'Oh god, everyone's gong to hate these people! They're so bratty!' But I actually think what is so appealing about them is the humor in them.
A lot of people say about 'Gossip Girl,' 'Well, how do you feel about gossip?' Well, who really likes gossip? No one likes to be talked about if it's not flattering or a compliment.
People love gossip. It's the biggest thing that keeps the entertainment industry going.
My biggest fear in writing 'Gossip Girl' was that the characters would sound like stereotypical rich, air-headed heiresses. These were my friends. They were smart and multifaceted. They had interests and passions. They wanted to become lawyers and doctors and writers and filmmakers.
Gossip is essentially storytelling: storytelling about people whom we know.
You don't have to watch 'Gossip Girl' to have an attitude.
Gossip is when you hear something you like about someone you don't.
Gossip is conversation about people.
Gossip is what no one claims to like, but everybody enjoys.