I tried to stay in front of the ball, square up on her. I made her do something she didn't want to do.

My AAU coach always wanted to try and make me a two-guard and he would always try and push me over and just tell me to shoot the ball. I had a problem with that. I always wanted to pass the ball, even if I was open.

Obviously, we didn't go out and rebound.

There are certain things in 'Twilight'... As much as I'm proud of that movie and I do like it, I feel like maybe I brought too much of myself to the character. I feel like I really know Bella now. But most readers feel like they know Bella because it's a first-person narrative.

Masses of girls identified with Bella in a really profound way, for want of a better word. The connection that I've seen people have - I've seen it physically. It's the characters they're flipping for.

What was previously perceived as nerdy is now viewed as original. What I like about nerdiness, geekiness, is it doesn't really matter what you're into - it just means you're not a follower.