It wasn't fun sitting out, but I still enjoyed watching my teammates.

She (Wallace) seems like she's 7 feet tall. Inside I just stayed behind her and kept my arms up and in the passing lanes. But our guards made it harder for them to get it in to her. We knew that we'd have to stop her, and I think we did a good job of that.

Kids can be cruel. They definitely made fun of me.

The books are funny, scary, sexy, romantic, bizarre and really fun, ... I couldn't put them down. I will try to remain as true to the spirit of her book as possible.

As a writer, it's fun to create. And once you get into a long-running show with very established characters and a very established tone and format, after a while it's a really great job, but that's what it is - a job.

I'm just fiercely protective. It's like, that's my lair and nobody messes with my lair.