For me, 'The Goldbergs' was about surviving a crazy family - and believe me, the show is a sanitized version! Adam F. Goldberg More Quotes by Adam F. Goldberg More Quotes From Adam F. Goldberg Copyright law is too confusing. Adam F. Goldberg toocopyrightconfusinglaw Because my home life was nuts, I didn't look to my parents for help. I looked to my teachers. They made me who I am. They took on a parental role. They're like celebrities or heroes to me. Adam F. Goldberg i-ammehomelife I was so obsessed with 'The Princess Bride.' I loved it so much that I even have a re-enactment I did of a radio play of the iocane powder scene. Adam F. Goldberg bridelovedprincessplay The only interaction I had with my brothers is like negative attention where I'd basically egg them on into beating me up - which was delightful! Otherwise, it was me with a video camera jumping on a bed pretending to be the Ultimate Warrior or setting up my robots making a Transformers movie because I was a lonely kid. Adam F. Goldberg cameramerobotsnegative For me, every show that's about teachers - and there's been a number of them - they're like misfits who hate the kids and don't want to be there and hate their jobs. For me, having crazy parents, my teachers were the sane people who raised me, and they liked being there. Adam F. Goldberg mecrazyhatepeople I am a Gobot junkie, and I pitched the Gobots movie as an animated movie a few years ago, and we're trying to work something out now that the rights are cleared. But that's my dream project, besides 'The Goldbergs' - doing a Gobots movie. Adam F. Goldberg i-amdoingdreamwork I'm terrible with titles. Adam F. Goldberg titlesterrible Convincing Robert Englund to come out of retirement to play Freddy Krueger one last time is a true bucket-list moment for me as a writer. I've been a longtime obsessive fan, collecting Freddy artwork and action figures. Adam F. Goldberg memomentactiontime On TV, teachers are comedically jaded. That's not how I saw them. Adam F. Goldberg themteacherstvhow I've never made a show that goes right on the air and is perfect. People don't remember, but the original 'Goldbergs' pilot was poorly received, and I had to retool that for ABC, where it eventually became a hit. Adam F. Goldberg pilotneverrememberpeople Prior to 'The Goldbergs,' I rarely got good reviews on anything I've done. Adam F. Goldberg gotanythinggooddone Some of my movies hold the bottom rankings on Rotten Tomatoes. Adam F. Goldberg holdmoviessomebottom My favorite thing to do as a kid was pretend I was in the opening credits of a sitcom. As the theme song would play, I'd look up at the imaginary camera and smile as my name would flash on the screen. Adam F. Goldberg namelooksmilesong Singing karaoke is my worst nightmare. But in the car, I rock out to anything Bon Jovi or Beastie Boys. Adam F. Goldberg rockworstcarsinging Being from Philadelphia, 'Parents Just Don't Understand' was a big deal - I have audio of my brother and me singing that song. Adam F. Goldberg mesingingbrothersong I'm envious of 'Glee' - artists turned their libraries over for free because they knew it would lead to album sales. Adam F. Goldberg leadoverfreebecause It's very complicated to literally put your family on TV. Adam F. Goldberg yourveryfamilycomplicated I never saw my parents kiss. Adam F. Goldberg kisssawparentsnever If I don't call my mom back, she'll go on Twitter and say, 'Adam hasn't called me. I'm worried about him,' and strangers will say, 'You're horrible. You go call your mom right now!' It's very complicated. Adam F. Goldberg strangersmeyoumom All of my family members have had moments where they're upset with me because I'll cavalierly write a story just to be funny. Adam F. Goldberg mefamilymomentsfunny
