Genndy Tartakovsky Quotes

I have a 6-year-old daughter, and we never look through magazines. But when we're on a plane, that's the one time we have screen-time and magazine-time sometimes. And I do not open a magazine with her without saying: 'Now remind me, are these real pictures?'

I would let my kids watch this stuff way before I'd let them watch something like 'Full House' that I think would make them stupid.

I think that sometimes kids use the show as a jumping off point for talking about things with their parents.

It's so very important as to what a child watches on TV. I feel for every parent that knows this, and cares, because they only have control of the child's viewing to a certain point.

TV is not a baby sitter.

I don't think a lot of people realize the influence TV has on our kids. Kids take a lot of their cues from it in their dress and their conduct.

I guess with a Netflix show, if you're a kid, it's all dependent on how you're raised and if you have access to it.

If you watch kids looking at something on television, even something that's produced for them and is supposed to be funny, what you'll notice is that they don't laugh.

I think it's up to the parents to discern what their child is watching on television.

Some researchers sensibly suggest that rather than worrying too much about which programs our children are watching, we should concentrate on trying to reduce the total amount of time they spend in front of the screen.

All television is educational television. The question is: what is it teaching?

Unless you have kids, you actually have no idea what kids are watching on TV these days.

I'm just a regular guy. All these ideas that children shouldn't watch me, I'm going to be confusing, all this stuff, it's crazy.

I've never minded my kids watching any of the series I did. That's important to me.

I like to protect children. I mean, there's nothing wrong with having adult programming for mature adults that can selectively decide what they want to watch and what they don't want to watch.

Today they're making pictures that I wouldn't want Trigger to see.

I've conducted an experiment on my kids. Instead of denying them access to media, I've encouraged it. They read comic books, play Nintendo and watch way too much TV.

Let’s get real. It does make a difference what children see on television.

I don't know if I trust entertainment to teach anyone anything.

My children aren't normally allowed to watch a lot of things that I'm in.

Adults should be intelligent enough to know what they want - if you don't like it, then don't consume it. A rating system for kids and teens is more important. Especially for violent shows.

I feel like covering my children's eyes when they watch television. It's better that they spend their time doing something constructive.

I would be concerned if one of my children were constantly watching nothing but horror films or indulging in gothic literature without the balance of other types of art and entertainment. I do think that's a danger.

My daughter thinks that only her mum is on the television. Every time she sees the screen anywhere she's like mummy! Because we don't let her watch the TV.

My mum didn't really let me watch TV until I was about 5 years old.