I think kids want the same thing from a book that adults want - a fast-paced story, characters worth caring about, humor, surprises, and mystery. A g….

Rehabilitate the germs that cause bad breath..

In Italy, kids are taken to restaurants very early, they're welcome there, and they learn how to behave. You don't see a lot of screaming crying kids….

I was 14 when the wall came down, so I only ever knew about the GDR or experienced it as a kid. I lived very far away from it, and you only ever thou….

As I see it, fast food outfits have targeted small children with their advertising in a very effective way. You know, it's clowns and kid's toys and ….

I would like for this moment to be for that kid out there who feels like she doesn't fit in anywhere. You do. Stay weird. Stay different, and then wh….

Love is scary, like anything else, whether you're falling in love, whether you're discovering love in something else...if you're really going to jump….

I love doing kids' films..

I love kids; I think they are fun and funny..

Kids, if anything, are harder to write for because they are a more discerning audience. They will not stay with you if you go off on a tangent or if ….

Italy is good in the sense that when you bring a child to a restaurant in Italy, they're happy to see it. The waiters will say "complimenti" and welc….

So anything that's not absolutely needed, we would cut it [footage] out, which would make me very insecure; everything has to work, and it's a water ….

We've become great friends with Rob Zombie, and I gave him my original script for Halloween for his 40th birthday. Like, Nicolas Cage was there with ….

I never saw a department store Santa as a kid. My mother was afraid to take me..

For me, making music in general is a therapeutic process. It began as a way for me to meet friends, and when you're a kid just screaming your face of….

I love teaching. I love working with kids... maybe some day I'll go back to the classroom. I'm not ready to say it'll never happen..

Kids don't come with an instruction manual. So if you're gonna make mistakes, at least make them your own way..

I had to be the next family Alchemist. My sister... well, she's older, and usually it's the oldest kid who has to do the job. But, she's kind of... w….

I always hated those classic kid movies like Old Yeller or The Yearling where the beloved pet dies. What would be so wrong with having those damn kid….

We have never invested as much in public education as we should have because we've always had a private notion of children. Your kid is yours and tot….

Love one person, take care of them until you die. You know, raise kids. Have a good life. Be a good friend. And try to be completely who you are. And….