Older actors can still play young, but it's harder for young actors to be able to play that age range.
Most actors nowadays are models turned actors. That's why a lot of young actors are terrible. You have to learn how to act. It is not something that you can just do.
I don't read young adult or children's books, now that my grandchildren are beyond the age of my reading to them. I read reviews, and so I'm aware of what's out there. But I tend not to read the books.
Young adult novels don't shy away from the discussion of weight issues, and 'Blubber,' the tale of an overweight, not-so-sympathetic fifth-grader bullied by her peers, is a refreshing take.
For years, young adults have adopted extremely liberal world views in their attempts to be different, ultimately failing to see the irony that they've all become the same.
I was under the impression that if you've read one vampire series for young adults, you've read them all.
When I was growing up in the 1960s, there was starting to be more books geared towards young adults.
People learn their politics at a young age and tend to stick with it.
It is not patriotic to commit young Americans to war unless our national security clearly requires it.
For most young Americans I know, 'serving' in the broadest sense now seems like the only thing to do.
By giving young Americans a stake in the outcome of their communities, we can renew our civic identity while providing people with skills and experiences that they can use throughout their lives.
As a young artist, especially in rap and at that time that I came out, originality was big.
It's not easy to stand out as a young artist.
After I suffered a labral tear in my hip while playing soccer, I realized that many sports-related injuries can be prevented and I dedicated myself to helping young athletes learn more about injury prevention.
These days the temptation to use steroids in sports has become too great for many young athletes.
I was an emotional wreck even as a young child, fearful and tearful.
As a young child my attention span was, as I remember it, rather short.
If women have young children, they are one man away from welfare.
When you write for very young children what they want is something familiar and safe and stereotyped.
I get up at 5 A.M., and I train hard. I've got two young children, so I have to get up early. But I like it.