I was such a nerd. It just wasn't something I would have wanted. And I didn't want to act like an adult.

Here is something no real celebrity will ever tell you: film acting is not very fun. Doing the same thing over and over again until, in the directors eyes, you get it right does not allow for very much creative freedom... In terms of sheer adrenaline, film has absolutely nothing on theater.

It's easier to see children as mini adults than it is to imagine or to remember what it is to be a child again.

If I ever have children of my own, they will read Matilda. They will watch the movie. And you can bet they will see Matilda: The Musical.

There were things that I knew that I was going to keep to myself.

It is annoying when people call me Matilda instead of my name when they actually know my name, because you know, we are two different people. But what can you do?

The thing is, with writing, it's form or content. You need to write about something interesting or you need to write about it in an interesting way.