“Many filmmakers portray teenagers as immoral and ignorant, with pursui...” — John Hughes Quote

Many filmmakers portray teenagers as immoral and ignorant, with pursuits that are pretty base... But I haven't found that to be the case. I listen to kids. I respect them... Some of them are as bright as any of the adults I've met.

When I go to a concert, I can't believe that people pay lots of money to see a band that they obviously like and then they dance the whole time.

I used to judge the quality of music by whether I could make a 90-minute cassette and not repeat any artists.

I usually listen to surf music, not much instrumental music, and when I was younger I listened to jazz.

People forget that when you're 16, you're probably more serious than you'll ever be again. You think seriously about the big questions.

Being an adult comes with a whole new set of issues.

Most children tell themselves stories in which they figure as powerful figures, enjoying the pleasures not only of the adult world as they conceive it but of a world of wonders unlike dull reality.

As for my studies in school, I was a solid student. I was strong in English and Latin, but I got lost anytime the subject included math. I wish I had paid more attention to biology and science in general, subjects that came to interest me as an adult. I could have gotten better marks, but I never took a book home, never did homework.

I grew up in a house full of women: my mother, grandmother, three sisters, and two female cats. And I still have the buzz of their conversations in my head. As an adult, I have more female friends than male ones: I just love the way that women talk.