I’m pretty immersed in YA at the moment so I have to go with a YA character I was recently obsessed with: Lennie from The Sky Is Everywhere. Who is your favorite literary character of all time?
Invisibility could provide endless intrigue. Flying would be awesome (Liv has flight in moments!) but I think it’d get old. It’s beautiful and it doesn’t matter that it just lasts mere moments. She’s expressing her love to Malcolm, she’s giving Malcolm a crucial sign that helps conclude the mystery story, and she’s finally showing her art to the world. Trying not to give anything away here but… my favorite moment is probably when Liv makes the “smoke angel.” So many things culminate in that moment. What's your favorite quote or moment from Liv, Forever? I loved every minute of it (well, most minutes. The screenplay format is very prescriptive and lean so I felt incredibly free writing Liv, Forever. That said, writing a novel was just so exhilarating. I’ve been writing scripts pretty consistently for about ten years and I love it. Which do you prefer? Screenplays or novels? What are the pros and cons of each? Ultimately her journey is about learning to love herself, her art, and others. She has spent her life rejecting love and, sadly, doesn’t realize that until she is dead. She’s pretty wry and tough on the outside but vulnerable on the inside. Liv is an artist and sees the world through art. Those were my main three things that inspired me. Thinking about my emotional state in high school.
What was your inspiration for Liv, Forever? As a teenager in Dallas, Texas, Amy painted lots of angsty self-portraits, listened to The Velvet Underground and was difficult enough that her parents finally let her go to boarding school on the East Coast. Before all that she wrote about music for magazines like Spin, Ray Gun, Interview, and Seventeen (mostly just as a way to get to hang out with rock stars). Amy Talkington is an award-winning screenwriter and director living in Los Angeles.
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