I think that the beauty of 'Spud' is that everyone can connect to the character of Spud in so many ways. It's about real experiences that happen to kids all the time.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Spontaneity, the hallmark of childhood, is well worth cultivating to counteract the rigidity that may otherwise set in as we grow older.
I really like connecting with kids.
One of the things that makes any good entertainment, whether it's a play, drama, comedy, television, film, whatever, is that you feel a certain amount of spontaneity.
It's always just a great thing to see your kids connecting and you see the different stages.
I think life experiences are different for people who know what they want as children.
I love to feature children and young adults as real people - flawed, naive, virtuous, venal - but real. I think it adds nuance and depth to the stories that wouldn't exist without them.
Having kids has proven to be this amazing - for me, this amazing source of ideas of anecdotes, of examples, I can test my own kids without human subject permission, so they pilot - I pilot my ideas on them. And so it is a tremendous advantage to have kids if you're going to be a developmental psychologist.
I think it's the great thing about having kids. They have interests that you might not have, and it opens your horizons.
I like the idea of Wild Infancy, of people who have a deprived background, of starting out wild.
I thought it was such a unique concept to play parents who happen to be super heroes and have a son who is going through puberty and starting high school.