“Nowadays people say that you must let children be what they are, but when I was growing up the parents defined the child. And my parents had a definite vision of how they wanted me to be.”
Miriam Margolyes

“- Edna Maverick: It really wasn't that easy for him growing up. Like I said before, he never really knew his father.
- Cody Maverick: I'm not really the person to ask about it, truthfully, because I was too young to remember. I'm not the only kid on the island whose dad was eaten.”
Dana Belben - Edna Maverick
Shia LaBeouf - Cody Maverick

“Just because you grow up on the outside doesn't mean you want to stop having fun enjoying life.”

Jason Beghe - Peter McCallister

“- Mike Teavee: Die! Die! Die!
- Mr. Teavee: Doesn't seem like they stay kids very long.”

Jordan Fry - Mike Teavee
Adam Godley - Mr. Teavee

“I'll let you in on a little secret, Detweiller. Every adult you've ever known was a kid at sometime in his life.”
Dabney Coleman - Principal Peter Prickly