“I loved my childhood. They had the coolest toys back then. Star Wars, ...” — Jon Heder Quote

“I loved my childhood. They had the coolest toys back then. Star Wars, Transformers, laser-tag gun sets. Toy companies have really gone downhill.”

“That's what protagonists do. They work hard, they have a conflict, they overcome the obstacles.”

“I'm not going chic, I swear. The geek endures. But, I mean, a snazzy cool suit looks good.”

“I was nearing the end of childhood when I started to pay real attention to jazz singers. Women excelled as jazz singers; they surpassed most of the men. Black women excelled as jazz singers; they surpassed most of the whites.”

“Growing up in Chadds Ford, Pa., I shuttled between studio space in my parents' house and my grandfather's studio just up the hill. It was a solitary childhood, but I loved it.”

“In high school, I got into a speech class run by a nun who used to put on plays. She put me in a oratorical competitive program. You would tell a story, and they were very corny, something like 'My Childhood Hero.' It was something out of 'Readers Digest.' I always thought it was too much and too dramatic.”