Very sad, very upset, very glad I did not have to hear about this though Twitter. Probably going to be taking some time off it for a while.

People want to bring kids to their level, and they want to make it seem like kids have this thing. It's seen as funny to them.

I think if I could do it over again - as much as I loved meeting the people I did on the films after 'Matilda' - I wish that I had stopped after 'Matilda.' I wish that I had just focused on my own life for a while.

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.

It is strange to have everybody in the world still think of you as a child.

I've never considered myself cool, and I don't think I ever will be. Honestly, it's better that way. It's much less pressure.

I guess I was a philosophical child.