I had a lot of coaches growing up that were very hard on the kids in the name of building character, but it could have the opposite effect on kids.

I'm listening to a lot of Katy Perry, Taylor Swift, and Rihanna. A lot of pop female artists. I have to say I'm pretty well-versed in the pop female category.

Like most people, I have painful memories of trying to fit in as a child. I wore, said, and did pretty much what everyone else did.

My job doesn't define my kids in any way. When we go to places, it's about them and it's about us as a family. I think they're proud of me, but I'm just Dad.

I work with kids, and I see certain things, so I realize now why my mother was so horrified and overprotective of everything that I watched.

I had the good fortune of having a happy, closely knit family.

My family were finally kicked out of Egypt in 1965 for being Jewish. We managed to remain longer than most.

When somebody says, 'This must be a children's book,' basically they're saying, 'You must be a child.' And so my answer is, 'Well, yes, I guess I am a child.' But I don't think of myself that way.