Teen Quotes

I was a quiet teenager, introverted, full of angst.

The toddler must say no in order to find out who she is. The adolescent says no to assert who she is not.

Adolescence is the conjugator of childhood and adulthood.

You have teenagers thinking they're going to make millions as NBA stars when that's not realistic for even 1 percent of them. Becoming a scientist or engineer is.

I take mentoring very seriously and I am on the board of an organization called Girls Write Now, where we match teen girls and writing mentors because it changes their lives.

If you try to bring 'teen drama,' you end up doing nothing but pouting.

I don't think there's a problem with being a teen idol, if that happens to me, I'll be happy to deal with it.

Adolescence is a new birth, for the higher and more completely human traits are now born.

A fairly bright boy is far more intelligent and far better company than the average adult.

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

Before my teen years, I was losing my hearing pretty quickly, and I was getting very, very angry. I was beginning to become an angry person because of that.

Everybody is a teenage idol.

Frank Sinatra is the only one that went from teen idol to superstar.

If we as a nation are to break the cycle of poverty, crime and the growing underclass of young people ill equipped to be productive citizens, we need to not only implement effective programs to prevent teen pregnancy, but we must also help those who have already given birth so that they become effec

Maturity is only a short break in adolescence.

Just because you have teenagers in a movie doesn't make it a teen movie.

When I found out I had to take off my shirt in 'Teen' movie, I panicked and hit the gym. I was like, 'It's going to be on film, documented, for my children to see. I can't be 140 pounds. I need to put on a little bit of muscle.'

Friendships in childhood are usually a matter of chance, whereas in adolescence they are most often a matter of choice.

If a movie isn't a hit right out of the gate, they drop it. Which means that the whole mainstream Hollywood product has been skewed toward violence and vulgar teen comedy.

Growing up, I've enjoyed hunting with my father.

As a teenager I was so insecure. I was the type of guy that never fitted in because he never dared to choose. I was convinced I had absolutely no talent at all. For nothing. And that thought took away all my ambition too.

I found my niche as a character actor, and I've never felt like a movie star or teen idol and never wanted to.

I remember as a teen being able to eat more than my father. I was growing so fast and my body couldn't keep up.

To an adolescent, there is nothing in the world more embarrassing than a parent.

I didn't want to be the typical teen idol. I didn't want to be Leif Garrett. I didn't want to be Shaun Cassidy, David Cassidy or Parker Stevenson. I wanted to do my own thing.