If kids like a picture book, they're going to read it at least 50 times, and their parents are going to have to read it with them. Read anything that often, and even minor imperfections start to feel like gravel in the bed.

I read very, very little fiction as a kid. All the books I can remember are junior science books.

As a kid, I didn't read a great deal of fiction, and I've forgotten most of what I did read.

What I love about the theatre is that it's always metaphorical. It's like going back to being a kid again, and we're all pretending in a room. Sometimes, when the pretending really works, I find it much, much more moving than something on film.