Kids accept where they are because they don't know the past. They know what they have; they know where they are.

I don't speak up about something unless I feel strongly about it and until I've researched a subject extensively and have an informed decision about it.

Some people who like dogs don't like cats, but I'm not like that.

Adult characters are all the things they've encountered over time. But kids haven't accumulated all the life experience, all the regrets. They tend to be more in the moment, more willing to play, to be joyful.

It's hard not to get depressed when you pay attention to the world and how strangely and corrupt the people in it sometimes behave.

With few exceptions, one ought always do what one is afraid of.

Joseph Campbell said the privilege of a lifetime is being yourself. That's his feeling. And I guess it's mine too.