“Childhood was definitely my most formative time in terms of my creativ...” — Julio Torres Quote

“Childhood was definitely my most formative time in terms of my creative self. My adolescence was very much the dark years. I don't think any productive thought came about during my adolescence.”

“I was raised in an upbringing where I was celebrated - an upbringing where I was never made to feel like I should be anything other than myself. I'm lucky that I never felt a pressure to be what anybody's idea of what a cisgender gay man is supposed to be, but I definitely recognize it.”

“I was a really incompetent assistant to various people. If you had me as an assistant, something went wrong.”

“I think anyone who's ever gone through adolescence and wanted something from their parents knows the basic tenets of a con.”

“I think it's important to experience kindness so that you can experience it more in the future. I believe that patterns of emotional behavior are set down before adolescence. And I think that if you have not observed kindness, you will not recognize it. You have to experience kindness in order to be kind.”

“Adolescence, that swampy zone between safety and power, is best patrolled by adults armed with sense and mercy, not guns and a badge.”