You don't know what someone's going to walk away from a movie with, but you hope it's something positive, but if nothing, you want them most basically to be entertained and engaged. That's your job. But you also hope to… — Melissa Rosenberg Copy Share Image
Well, I never got into the young adult headspace. With 'Twilight,' they are pretty adult themes, aside from maybe the first one, but even that. They're very adult themes, actually, particularly as the characters age. I never wrote for young… — Melissa Rosenberg Copy Share Image
TV is the place for writers to live. This is where you have creative control and you're constantly writing. 'Twilight' had almost a TV… — Melissa Rosenberg Copy Share Image
I don't assume, because I can write screenplays, that I know how to write a novel. It's a very different world. There's a craft… — Melissa Rosenberg Copy Share Image
Women, in general, are very passionate fans, and that's what you love about them. — Melissa Rosenberg Copy Share Image
That was, in writing the 'Twilight' script I had about five weeks to write that. I'd taken about a month to write the outline… — Melissa Rosenberg Copy Share Image
When you're writing you're constantly fighting demons to sit down and do what you do. If you listen to the voices outside your head,… — Melissa Rosenberg Copy Share Image
Showrunning is not a one-man job; it's literally impossible to do for one person. I have learned the hard way now from two seasons,… — Melissa Rosenberg Copy Share Image
What I want is to be the highest grossing screenwriter, or to have some other woman be the highest grossing screenwriter, instead of being… — Melissa Rosenberg Copy Share Image
In 'Twilight,' you're setting up the world. You're introducing the world, and I was also writing in a vacuum because I didn't know who… — Melissa Rosenberg Copy Share Image
Everyone is given one gift, a reason for being, and it's our obligation to do something with it. Obviously, it's a challenge - but… — Melissa Rosenberg Copy Share Image
I got so lucky on my 'Red Widow' cast. It was just the universe looking out for me that I got those actors. It's… — Melissa Rosenberg Copy Share Image
With 'Twilight,' you have these massive tomes that you have to condense. With 'Penoza,' we had an eight episode Dutch series that, just for… — Melissa Rosenberg Copy Share Image
What I really want to do is create great roles for women. And I'm not talking Nicholas Sparks romance. I think women's roles have… — Melissa Rosenberg Copy Share Image
