My first paycheck came from HobbyTown USA in Las Vegas. They had like planes and trains and RC cars, things like that.
When kids my age were picking up toy cars, I used to buy toy guns.
I thought, as a kid, that I was The Doctor's biggest fan, so my mum and dad bought me a battery-operated Dalek. I must have worn it out, I played with it so much.
I have never felt oppressed by women or that feminism is a problem. I do think boys find it hard to like things seen as feminine. I want my son not to feel self-conscious he likes ballet and my daughter to carry on playing Han Solo; that's all.
At home it's all Batman and Star Wars and they do gang up on me. Sometimes I don't want to dress up as Darth Vader or play train sets, so I'll go out for a drink with the girls.
Inspiring children through play and creativity is crucial to early development, and no company has done more in that space over many generations than Mattel.
Growing up with two sisters, you either play by yourself or play Barbie with them. I played by myself.
