“My dream is to try to reach as many kids and readers who might need an...” — Tim Federle Quote

My dream is to try to reach as many kids and readers who might need an unlikely hero to connect to.

My mother had a book club that would dissolve into opening wine.

'Five, Six, Seven, Nate!' opens on my 13-year-old protagonist packing up a duffel bag and bidding his Midwestern town goodbye, heading off to start rehearsals for his New York City debut in 'E.T.: The Musical.'

The thing I miss about performing is being with people.

You can't tell the story of a 13-year-old boy who knows every lyric to 'Phantom of the Opera' without also referencing how much teasing he gets at school.

I think all of us have a hero and a villain in us.

I don't want to get pigeon-holed into a certain kind of character. I love action roles and the hero, but I want to keep trying something new.

You mustn't fall in love with your own hero.

It's silly to say it about a tennis player, but I'm an unbelievable hero in Germany. And Germany needs heroes more than any place.

Brett Favre was my hero.