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Kids are very cruel to each other.

For me, the toughest thing for kids to deal with is when the parents are fighting. It's not violence on them - it's the feeling of violence in the family.

I think the brutality is important to convey as part of the story, to see how brutal it is to have these kids in battle with one another.

People think it must be wonderful being in movies or on television, but it can be very tough on a child. I had two friends in elementary school. That was it. There was a clique of girls that were brutal to me. They pulled some very mean stuff. My two friends got me through it. Without them, I would have been all alone.

The thing about kids is that they express emotion. They don't hold back. If they want to cry, they cry, and if they are in a good mood, they're in a good mood.

Kids are absolutely starved for positive adult contact.

Kids are really tougher than adults, but we tend to forget this in an affluent society that lets kids indulge themselves.

Children are so precious.