Quotes about "Youth & Coming of Age"

I'm very shocked when I look at television and I see such an aggressive youth and image obsession in the representation of women on our screens. ”

Something like 'Sex And The City' was insulting - women all clawing on to their youth when there's such ripe territory in honestly exploring women's lives as they get older. ”

I think NASCAR's coming to Canada now so it'll take on a whole new relevance. Be afraid. ”

When I was growing up in the Isle of Man with ambitions of being a performer, I really wanted to go to see a Broadway show. ”

Growing up, you tended to just go through school to get out, then figure out what you want to do in this big ball of mud. ”

While they're building a solid foundation that will support whatever is coming down the road, Todd and I are itching to see further, to push the envelope. ”

I learned early on that one of the secrets of campus leadership was the simplest thing of all: speak to people coming down the sidewalk before they speak to you. I would always look ahead and speak to the person coming toward me. If I knew them I would call them by name, but even if I didn't I would still speak to them. ”

The Simpsons' money got bigger and bigger. When I left 'The Simpsons', no one thought that this thing was going to still be around. It's the cumulative effect. It's like, 'Oh my God, 25 years later, and it's still coming in.' ”

Hollywood is geared toward teenage idiocy. ”

My mom is from Ghana, and my dad is from the States, so even in my family when I was growing up, my mom said I was the American one, and my dad said I was the weird African one. ”