“It's my job, too, to keep up with pop culture and what the kids are into 'cause you don't want to sound like an old man trying to write for kids. I spend a lot of my time spying on them.” MenWantWritingTryingKidsJobsCultureCausesSoundPopsMy TimeOld ManPop Culture Author:R. L. Stine
“In New Orleans, where I'm from, the average household income, with two working parents, two kids, a dog and a little fence is $16,000 a year, so $15,000 for a movie sounds pretty good.” YearsLittlesTwoKidsParentSoundDogAverageIncomeHouseholdFenceNew OrleansWorking Parents Author:Anthony Mackie
“When I was a kid, I remember trying to emulate Stevie Wonder's sound, and Donny Hathaway's sound. It's just part of who I am - I'm just a soulful kind of dude.” TryingKindKidsRememberSoundWonderWho I AmEmulateSoulful Author:Elliott Yamin
“I love the sounds of Latin jazz, R&B, hip-hop, alternative, all that stuff. I'm a radio kid.” KidsStuffSoundJazzHip HopRadioHipsAlternativesHopsLatin Author:Mario Vazquez
“This is going to sound weird, but when I was a kid my old man used to tell us that he was a Sioux Indian warrior in his former life. Native American culture was always big in my house - I don't know why.” KnowsMenBigsKidsUsedCultureHouseSoundWarriorFormerIndianNativeOld ManNative AmericanAmerican CultureFormer LifeNative American Culture Author:Marc Forgione
“This sounds so bogus, but I would love to, at some point when my kids are in college, is just go do a whole season at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, and do a year of plays. Most actors miss the days of live theater.” YearsPlayWholeKidsActorsSoundMissingCollegeSeasonsTheaterFestivalsOregonLive Theater Author:Donal Logue
“I like to go on YouTube to see the underground sounds, what the kids are listening to, and kind of gauge my music around that.” KindKidsSoundListeningGoes OnYoutubeGauges Author:Missy Elliot
“Some people never learn how to talk to kids. They turn up the volume and enunciate with extra care, as if talking to a partially deaf immigrant. They sound as if they're reading lines somebody else wrote for them, or as if what they're saying is really for the benefit of other adults listening and not just for the child. Kids sense that and turn off.” PeopleIfsChildrenCareKidsTurnsReadingSoundLinesTalkingListeningBenefitsAdultsExtrasImmigrantsVolumeDeafTurn Off Author:F. Paul Wilson
“He was so good with the kids on the set. He just knew exactly how to handle them. The baby would cry and Vin would hold him and do all these weird sounds and the baby would stop crying. It was really cute.” KidsSoundCryBabyHandleCuteReally Cute Author:Brittany Snow
“As a kid I decided that a Canadian accent doesn't sound tough. I thought guys should sound like Marlon Brando. So now I have a phony accent that I can't shake, so it's not phony anymore.” ShouldI CanKidsGuySoundToughDecidedShakesAccentsPhonyBrando Author:Ryan Gosling
“I was playing with sound like I would have played with pots and pans as a kid.” KidsSoundPotPots And Pans Author:Buffy Sainte-Marie
“Back in high school, I wrote a novel about a character named Bart Simpson. I thought it was a very unusual name for a kid at the time. I had this idea of an angry father yelling "Bart," and Bart sounds kind of like bark - like a barking dog.” KindIdeasCharacterKidsSchoolFatherNamesSoundNovelDogHigh SchoolAngryUnusualBarkYellingBarking DogsUnusual NamesBart Simpson Author:Matt Groening
“Screaming. Did I mention the screaming? Screaming is usually associated with horror films and roller coasters. This is why I usually look like I've just watched a horror film on a rollercoaster. Kids love to scream. Frightened, happy, bored. They scream. I've actually learned to love the sound of a vacuum cleaner. It's just so peaceful.” LooksKidsFilmSoundHorrorPeacefulBoredFrightenedScreamVacuumsCleanersHorror FilmRoller CoasterCoastersKids LoveRollercoaster Book:Dad Is Fat Source: Dad Is Fat