Wizards was my homage to Tolkien in the American idiom. I had read Tolkien, understood Tolkien, and wanted to do a sort of fantasy for American kids, and that was Wizards.
Kids can amuse themselves with almost anything.
I just came from Aspen, Colorado and they had fifteen kids I played for and they all played horns.
I started up this program here in Bermuda, working with what society deems under-privileged kids, at-risk kids.
Kids are on their keyboards so much, between their smartphones and laptops, no one writes anything anymore. It's atrocious.
I love kids, but they are a tough audience.
Homeboy Bakery is an alternative to kids who have found themselves, regrettably, in gangs and want to redirect their lives.
The kids are a big part of my schedule.
My kids and I love to listen to Bill Cosby.
I went to school with a lot of kids whose fathers and mothers were part of the El Paso black history.
My heart bleeds, goes out for families with kids with autism.
As kids, we all thought Bob Marley was Maori.
The bulk of the universities are about teaching kids.
I studied at Carnegie Mellon. I went there with a bunch of really, really talented kids.
When the ball dropped in 1999, I was holding dough and champagne in my hands and holding my kids.
When it comes to the video channels and the programs, the radio stations, the music is geared towards kids, and it's made by kids.
Adults are tempted to produce and perform Christmas for their kids and their families, and they arrive at Christmas Day weary and disillusioned.
When I was around 12, my heroes were Cindy Sherman and Bob Dylan and Samuel Westing from the kids' novel 'The Westing Game'.
Kids like classic rock, and so do adults.
A lot of college kids are my fan following.