Heather Graham Quotes

'Superbad' was such a personal movie.

Material Girls was so different for me, I'd never done a teen movie.

I'd never made a teen comedy in my life.

I'm completely obsessed with Andrew Smith's 'Winger.' A great, hilarious, and moving story.

As people get older, we all know, you get married and you have a child and that becomes your family, but when you're 16 years old, especially, your family is your friends.

When I started writing 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid,' I was trying to write the type of book you might enjoy, put back on your shelf, and rediscover a few years later. I hope that the book finds its way into the bathroom of every kid in America.

I still connect with original emotions. 'Night Moves' was written about 1961 or 1962 when I was in high school, and it was about what my friends and I did in that period.

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.

I've never done a teen movie before, but I certainly could tell you some of the ones I came very close on. I was very close on Clueless and She's All That.

I visualized high school as being like 'Saved By the Bell.' I decided I would do all the things they did on that show.

I watched a lot of movies about teenagers, including 'The Last Picture Show,' 'American Graffiti,' 'Rumblefish.' It's one of my favorite genres.

'Freaks and Geeks' was my favorite show when it was on, by a wide measure. And that's the show I wanted to do. I noodled with the idea of doing a show about teenagers that told small stories, small moments of personal growth.

Some of my favorite memories happened in the 'Boy Meets World' classroom.

At the time I wrote 'Forever,' I had a 14-year-old daughter, and she was reading a lot of books about young love.

Even in movies like 'Superbad,' they're all lovable kids.

I'll always be grateful for 'Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.' It brought me many, many, readers.

I love 'River's Edge.'

When I first saw 'Fast Times at Ridgemont High,' I thought: That's what my life is like. That's my day-to-day.

I had never heard of 'young adult novels,' which I guess are about teenage gangs and the new boy in town or something.

YA, I feel, is so accurate to what it is like be a teenager and the realities of being a teenager and being in love.

We hope the stories of the 14 kids in 'American High' provide something for many people to relate to.

With 'Dazed and Confused,' I got the high school experience I didn't get to have.

For 'Prom,' if I had missed high school, I don't think it would come off as real.

I could talk about 'Lady Bird' for literally the rest of my life! It never gets old.

'Chhichhore' is not just a story, it is a journey that everyone goes through. The film showcases some of the most beautiful years of one's life, where friends become family and stay with you till you age.