You know, I grew up on romantic comedies, and it's hard to find a new way to tell that story.

I want to do the romantic comedies. You know, the stuff that Meg Ryan and Julia Roberts or Reese Witherspoon would choose, of course.

Usually comedy is only available to us ladies in the romantic comedy. That's why I hate romantic comedies.

I think in general, romantic comedies tend to take one person's point of view, but every once in a while you get something that is balanced for two people.

But no, I don't really like romantic comedies, so I don't really care. I never go see 'em.

Acting can be pretty challenging. I can't say making a romantic comedy is challenging, but to do anything well, you have to put yourself into it.

I feel close to Lloyd in 'Say Anything'. He was like a super-interesting version of me. Only I'm not as good as him. Whatever part of me is romantic and optimistic, I reached into that to play Lloyd.

I think I've only done one horror movie, Psycho III. That was a walk in the park compared to a romantic comedy.

It's the contemporary woman that movies don't know what to do with, other than bathe her in a bridal glow in romantic comedies where both the romance and the comedy are artificial sweeteners.

What I'd really like to write is a romantic comedy. This is my favorite kind of movie. I feel almost embarrassed revealing this, because the genre has been so degraded in the past twenty years that saying you like romantic comedies is essentially an admission of mild stupidity.