Quotes About Playfulness

Sometimes, to keep things exciting, I decorate my house as if I owned a child. I'll toss a tiny pair of shoes in the hallway or lean small wooden crutches in what I refer to as 'the baby's room,' which is actually a tiny space where I make things. I continue to call it the baby's room because it confuses people and it's creepy.

At the age of four with paper hats and wooden swords we're all Generals. Only some of us never grow out of it.

In all honesty, I didn't love reading when I was a kid. I'd rather be running around in the woods or doing my best to scare the pants off all the children in the neighborhood by pretending my house was haunted or making them play Bloody Mary in the bathroom.

Keep the circus going inside you, keep it going, don't take anything too seriously, it'll all work out in the end.

I became an adult before I had a kid, which I highly recommend. I just like to throw her around. She's a really good snuggler, and she likes to give kisses and hugs.

One time, when I was about eight, these guys started throwing water balloons at me. That really did ruin my summer.

I really like watching reruns of 'The Crystal Maze.' It's something that I find weirdly comforting. If I ever have even a small amount of banknotes, I love to 'Crystal Maze' them by throwing them in the air and catching them. But it's never as fun as it looks on TV.

I've always had this rule of thumb: If you have fun making it, then someone will have fun watching it.

I knew exactly what I wanted to do since I could remember. As a kid, if my friends came round after school for dinner, I'd put on shows; I'd write plays and charge the parents £1.50 for a ticket for sweetie money.

My first children's book, 'Tickle Monster,' was inspired by tickling my son one evening.

I wanted to - any chance I had to dress up as a boy, like Halloween, I would be a pirate or a ghost that wore a tie. A hobo.

One of the virtues of being very young is that you don't let the facts get in the way of your imagination.

The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too.

The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too.

The secret of happiness. Those dancing kiddies have got it. I want it. I want to know what makes 'em so happy.

A jest breaks no bones.

Allow children to be happy in their own way, for what better way will they find?

I have come to prefer the French word jouissance, with its associations of both playfulness (jouer – to play) and joy.

In partnership with playfulness, the imagination gives us the ability to find and make purposeful patterns and even plotlines: in other words, the ability to find and make meaning.

We mock because we love. You know that.

I'd like to be a dog. Dogs are nice. They can sleep any time, they wag their tails and on top of that they can get stroked all the time.

One time, Bert and I were making out for so long it wasn't even funny..But then it was funny.

Don't ever lose that innocent laughter, don't let time take that away

Really, contrary to popular belief, I like to have a good time and not take myself too seriously.