"Want to trade confessions?"

I'll admit that I've seen A Simple Favour more than a dozen times. When I shared this confession with the screenwriter, Jessica Sharzer, she told me that people still come up to her on a regular basis quoting lines from this very quotable movie.

Jessica is also the director of the 2004 film Speak, which was the first role for a little known actress named Kristin Stewart; not too sure what she's been up to these days (wink). I got to catch up with Sharzer from her office between meetings and calls to discuss writing, working with actors, and translating work form the page to the big screen.

Filmography

A Simple Favor (2018) (writer)

Dirty Dancing (2017) (writer)

Nerve (2016) (writer)

Speak (2004)

American Horror Story (2011– 2015) (writer/ producer)