I've been athletic since I was a kid. My parents got me playing tennis when I was seven years old and I started to play competitively.
Reader: Dear Mr. Snicket, What is the best way to keep a secret? Lemony Snicket : Tell it to everyone you know, but pretend you are kidding.
My mother told me to raise my kids with calculated neglect. They get their self-worth from doing what they can do and not having everything done for them.
I was always the observer, trying to understand what was going on. I was always the new kid. Writing became my safe place.
I would never scream at my kids, never raise my voice. But as they often tell me, they were so well behaved that screaming was not necessary.
They are not kidding when they say that mothers are strong women. We need to be strong in more ways than our children will ever know.
The kids growing up in the apartheid era were so restricted and angry - if they spoke out against it, they were thrown in jail.
To be honest, it's considered very late to start acting at 11 and a half, for the industry. Most kids are doing it from toddlerhood on.
I'm not expecting the American literary community to welcome me with open arms. To them I'm just some schmuck kid who wrote some book.
I was babysitting the night High School Musical premiered last year. I watched with the kids and we sang along to the lyrics. I was making $12 an hour.
Kids are like glue: they can bond together, unlikely companions, even when there is little else left to maintain the connection.
Many kids in foster homes have a lot of emotions that are hard to get out. It's important to let them know they can make a difference in the community.
I was a little fat pudgy kid with big thick glasses, and I was quiet and never said a word, you know - teachers loved me, straight-A student.
I feel like I've been the star of my own show for a while now. I was always putting on shows as a kid, and obviously, my household was really creative.
Well, most grown-ups forget what it was like to be a kid. I vowed that I would never forget.
My standard comment is, 'If you don't want your kids to be like Bart Simpson, don't act like Homer Simpson.'
I don't like the idea of competition - maybe because I kept losing them when I was a kid. Maybe it's better to be the one who loses?
My father had a Super 8 camera when I was a kid and sometimes he would use it. I did some animation with it. I did a lot of flipbooks.
Sometimes I ride my bike to see the kids after a matinee and then ride back to do the show. That's the hard part, but I wouldn't have it any other way.
I like the fact that kids are willing to be imaginative and go along with me when I'm telling strange tales.
I enjoyed doing Lipstick, but it scared me. I was very nervous. I couldn't wait for it to be over. It was very real, and I was just a kid.
