In the last three years of racing I've met as many women fans as men fans, and in NASCAR it's the same thing. My wife loves cars, but the difference is she doesn't have 20 years of understanding the background of them. She basically drives them and uses her gut feelings as to which is best.
Long Kiss Goodnight has a huge cult following. They could make another version of that movie right now and make a lot of money.
I never base characters on real people. There are people who do that but I really don't know how to do it.