Ricky Schroder Quotes

And of course I've got kids of my own now, and they love me being in the Harry Potter films. I'm now part of a phenomenon. You become incredibly cool to your kids, and you get a young fan base. So you became the cool dad at school. You're suddenly hip.

My kids think I'm old and over the hill.

I could do without 'cool' publications calling me 'mom jazz.' But I laughed all the way to the bank, baby.

The interesting part is that most of the kids I speak to have grown up watching 'Full House', so they feel like they know me and can talk to me.

Your modern teenager is not about to listen to advice from an old person, defined as a person who remembers when there was no Velcro.

It's interesting because a lot of my 16-year-old kids' friends know me from 'Wedding Crashers,' and not so much Bond. My kids have a good laugh. I was 20 then. The look I had then was the look that a lot of their friends are assuming now. They think it's cool. What goes around comes around.

You know, all 'The Karate Kid' fans from the original are parents these days. I think it's a cool thing.

In my 30s, it wasn't cool to like Pauly Shore movies. It was cool to like them when they came out, then it wasn't cool.

Working with Ice Cube was so tight. He's cool, and I really like how he does family stuff. My guy friends couldn't believe I was chillin' with him. Dudes love Ice Cube.

As a father, you immediately become uncool, especially the older they get. The older you get, it's inevitable that, as cool as you think you are, you're probably just as lame in your kids' eyes.

I think we all have different moods - a nerd one day and cool the next. I think everyone has an inner geek, and I know I definitely do.

I got extreme street credibility from my high school-aged son. He's like, 'Dad, the fact that you're in 'American Horror Story' is absolutely cool!' I was like, 'Okay, but I'm not sure if it's appropriate for you.' And he was like, 'Dad, come on! I'm a New York City kid - in high school.'

I have never worried about having my finger on the pulse, because I consume music and cinema voraciously, and assumed that meant I would know all of the things my kids were into, even if I didn't like them.

I saw 'Seinfeld' on TV and told my mum that would be something cool to try one day, and she was like, OK, 'Here is a five-year-old telling me what they want to when they grow up' sort of thing, and what would they know, right!

Outside the ring, I am a huge Marvel fan and don't hide my overwhelming nerd-dom by any means.

Kids - young men find it uncool to be a dad, I think. It's very cool to me... I love being at home with my kids.

The only thing that makes me feel old is when I can see your ankles and you have on pants.

It's been more than a decade since 'The Real World: Philadelphia' aired. I've grown up. My views have evolved, as has the media landscape.

Geek culture is all about being super passionate about your interests and not afraid to express them, even if your interests are unpopular.

You cannot overstate, I don't think, the impact of a show like 'Glee' on a generation.

We are lucky to have had the longevity we've had, garnering new people. I've even become cool to my daughters' friends.

My daughters prefer Tears for Fears songs as they're more upbeat and generic. Dad's songs are 'a little too sad' for them, which just means that they're harder to understand.

Prioritize your family.

Whatever your age, parents generally embarrass their children. I think that's a role we have to play.

One thing I've realized is that being a nerd has transformed. I like that it's easier to read comic books and, like, 'Lord of the Rings' now. You don't have to get punched in the chest in the gym locker room for that anymore.