“People come up to me at conventions and say, 'I was such an outcast, I felt like such a geek, and when I saw you, you made me feel like such a normal person.' It's my favorite thing to hear, because that's how I felt when I was a kid. If Goth would've been around, I would've definitely been Goth. But there wasn't such a thing, so I was just weird.” PeopleIfsFeelsPersonsMadeKidsFeltSawsNormalMy FavoriteCome UpConventionsGeekFavorites ThingsOutcastGoth Author:Cassandra Peterson
“When I was a kid, I was into psychological thrillers. When I was 12, my favorite movie was 'Thirteen.' I just really liked movies that showed an extreme range in acting. That's what made me want to become an actress.” WantMadeKidsActingMy FavoriteExtremesActressesPsychologicalRangeThrillersThirteenPsychological Thrillers Author:Leven Rambin
“I was not a giant comic book fan as a kid, but to the extent that I did read comics, Spider-Man was always my favorite guy.” MenBookKidsGuyFansMy FavoriteComicGiantsComic BookSpidersSpider Man Author:J.K. Simmons
“I love 'The Stand;' I read it when I was a kid - it was one of my favorite books when I was growing up. I love Stephen King; I think he's a remarkable writer.” ThinkingBookKidsGrowing UpGrowingKingsMy FavoriteRemarkableFavorite Book Author:David Yates
“Aladdin' was probably my favorite Disney animation when I was a kid. The animation was great and Robin Williams was unbelievable as the Genie. 'Aladdin' was an amazing adventure and the lead character was a hero for guys, which I loved. It wasn't a princess or a girl beating the odds; it was a street rat. That seemed really cool to me.” CharacterKidsGuyGirlStreetsAdventureHeroMy FavoritePrincessOddsRatsUnbelievableAnimationReally CoolRobinsGeniesLead CharactersDisney Animation Author:Zachary Levi
“I used to have a lot of recurring dreams about Captain Hook when I was a little kid, which I remember very vividly. But I think I just really liked Peter Pan a lot, and 'Hook' was my favorite movie.” ThinkingLittlesDreamKidsRememberUsedMy FavoritePeterCaptainsHookLittle KidRecurringRecurring Dreams Author:Cristin Milioti
“I took some lessons as a kid but trained myself by ear. I did it the way jazz musicians used to learn years ago, which is to play records and slow them down to figure out the notes. At first I tried to imitate Red Garland, who was my favorite jazz pianist.” WayYearsFirstsPlayKidsUsedRecordsFiguresLessonsMusicianRedYears AgoEarsJazzNotesMy FavoriteJazz MusicPianistJazz MusicianGarlands Author:Donald Fagen
“When I was a kid, my favorite movies were the George Pal version of 'War Of The Worlds,' 'Them,' and 'Invasion of the Body Snatchers.' Those movies were scary! They haunted my nightmares for years, so when I started writing, I wanted to write a story that was just as big and just as scary.” WorldWritingYearsWarStoriesBodyBigsKidsWantedMy FavoriteScaryVersionsWar Of The WorldsNightmareInvasionPals Author:David Gerrold
“I love science fiction. I always have, ever since I was a kid. I love a lot of science fiction writers. William Gibson is one of my favorite writers.” KidsFictionScience FictionMy FavoriteFiction WritersScience Love Author:Tahmoh Penikett
“When I was a kid, Blade Runner was my favorite movie. I remember seeing that when I was a little boy with my dad.” LittlesKidsRememberBoysSeeingDadMy DadMy FavoriteRunnersBladesLittle BoysBlade Runner Author:Tahmoh Penikett
“Rugrats was my favorite cartoon growing up as a kid.” KidsGrowing UpGrowingMy FavoriteCartoon Author:Michael Angarano
“Teachers and librarians are some of my favorite people, especially since I was a teacher myself. I love talking to them because they have wonderful ideas about how to share books, and especially about how to share my books with kids.” PeopleBookIdeasKidsTalkingTeacherWonderfulShareMy FavoriteLibrarian Author:Rick Riordan
“My mom's chicken, with rice and gravy was my favorite dish as a kid, and it still is now. That's my favorite meal from her or from anybody. It's a family favorite.” StillsKidsMomMy FavoriteMy MomMealsChickensDishesRiceGravy Author:Serena Williams