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I've written short stories from male perspectives before, and I've never had a problem with it as long as I've understood the character's emotions and motivations.

I'm a very girlie girl, but I often find the heroes of my books trying to take over the story. In truth, I enjoy writing the male point of view more than any other.

I believe writers need to be chameleons, or like Meryl Streep, who can play all sorts of characters. A good writer should be able to cross gender lines and people of all social classes. So for me, writing from a male point of view would be a great challenge, that I would look forward to taking on.

I love writing about men. To get by in the world you have to know how men think. Not that all guys think alike, but women tend to think about more things at the same time, an overgeneralization, but I find it easier to make my male characters focus than I do my female characters.

There's nothing wrong with a male's point of view, obviously, but it's just a different way of telling a story.

I've been playing with this idea in my mind that the hero's journey that we're all taught as screenwriters may resonate more specifically for male protagonists and maybe even male viewers.

It's very hard to be a gentleman and a writer.

I write characters. Some of those characters are women.

I don't try and write strong female characters or strong male characters, I just try and write, hopefully, strong characters and sometimes they happen to be female.

I think every major character I've played was originally for an older woman. I have no idea what that says. I guess I'm mature for my age.