Peter Billingsley

I think good comedy is a commitment to the absurd in that the situation for the actors should be virtually played like a drama.

When I first heard 'A Christmas Story, the musical,' I thought, Oh, that could be really good. It just felt like it fit. Some films lend themselves well to other formats, some don't, but there are so many fantasy sequences in the film, and Ralphie's such a dreamer as a character, I thought they could really lend themselves to being set pieces.

It's a difficult world for lots of child actors, and it's difficult to be a teenager under any circumstances. Add to that notoriety and fame, and things can go really wrong. But I had a terrific family and grew up very normal in Phoenix.

A Christmas Story' has become such a special part of the holiday season for so many families.

A lot of people don't like child actors.

I think you always win in storytelling when you let the best creative ideas guide you.

I've been really lucky in that I've been able to work so much, and pretty much everything I've done has been really great fun.

You're going to spend a long time with the stuff you work on; you might as well like it.