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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.51,0:00:03.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hello. My name is Jarrett Krosoczka,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:03.27,0:00:07.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I write and illustrate books for children for a living.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:07.73,0:00:11.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I use my imagination as my full-time job.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:11.89,0:00:15.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But well before my imagination was my vocation,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.22,0:00:17.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my imagination saved my life.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.95,0:00:20.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I was a kid, I loved to draw,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.44,0:00:23.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the most talented artist I knew
Dialogue: 0,0:00:23.30,0:00:25.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was my mother,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.14,0:00:28.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but my mother was addicted to heroin.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.45,0:00:31.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And when your parent is a drug addict,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.90,0:00:35.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's kind of like Charlie Brown trying to kick the football,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:35.24,0:00:37.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because as much as you want to love on that person,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.73,0:00:39.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as much as you want to receive love from that person,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.97,0:00:43.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,every time you open your heart, you end up on your back.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.22,0:00:47.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So throughout my childhood, my mother was incarcerated
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.44,0:00:48.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I didn't have my father because
Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.87,0:00:52.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I didn't even learn his first name until I was in the sixth grade.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.53,0:00:54.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I had my grandparents,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.85,0:00:57.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my maternal grandparents Joseph and Shirley,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.42,0:01:00.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who adopted me just before my third birthday
Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.70,0:01:02.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and took me in as their own,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.16,0:01:04.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,after they had already raised five children.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.09,0:01:07.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So two people who grew up in the Great Depression,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.30,0:01:12.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there in the very, very early '80s took on a new kid.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.34,0:01:14.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was the Cousin Oliver of the sitcom
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.40,0:01:16.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the Krosoczka family,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.50,0:01:19.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the new kid who came out of nowhere.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.08,0:01:23.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I would like to say that life was totally easy with them.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.23,0:01:26.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They each smoked two packs a day, each, nonfiltered,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:26.32,0:01:28.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and by the time I was six,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.52,0:01:30.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I could order a Southern Comfort Manhattan,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.63,0:01:32.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,dry with a twist, rocks on the side,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.78,0:01:36.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the ice on the side so you could fit more liquor in the drink.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.76,0:01:40.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But they loved the hell out of me. They loved me so much.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.10,0:01:42.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And they supported my creative efforts,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.46,0:01:44.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because my grandfather was a self-made man.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.95,0:01:46.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He ran and worked in a factory.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.67,0:01:49.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My grandmother was a homemaker.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.13,0:01:51.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But here was this kid who loved Transformers
Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.71,0:01:55.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and Snoopy and the Ninja Turtles,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.85,0:02:00.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the characters that I read about, I fell in love with,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.65,0:02:03.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they became my friends.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.73,0:02:06.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So my best friends in life were the characters
Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.03,0:02:08.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I read about in books.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.50,0:02:11.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I went to Gates Lane Elementary School in Worcester, Massachusetts,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.59,0:02:14.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I had wonderful teachers there,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.28,0:02:17.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,most notably in first grade Mrs. Alisch.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.68,0:02:21.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I just, I can just remember the love that she offered
Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.44,0:02:24.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,us as her students.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:24.19,0:02:27.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I was in the third grade,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:27.09,0:02:28.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a monumental event happened.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.83,0:02:31.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,An author visited our school, Jack Gantos.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.18,0:02:34.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A published author of books came to talk to us
Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.62,0:02:37.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about what he did for a living.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.11,0:02:40.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And afterwards, we all went back to our classrooms
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.49,0:02:43.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we drew our own renditions of his main character,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.06,0:02:44.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Rotten Ralph.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:44.51,0:02:47.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And suddenly the author appeared in our doorway,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.37,0:02:50.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I remember him sort of sauntering down the aisles,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:50.32,0:02:53.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,going from kid to kid looking at the desks, not saying a word.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.94,0:02:57.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But he stopped next to my desk,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:57.14,0:02:59.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and he tapped on my desk, and he said,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.64,0:03:01.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Nice cat." (Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:03:01.99,0:03:04.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And he wandered away.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.73,0:03:10.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Two words that made a colossal difference in my life.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.07,0:03:12.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I was in the third grade, I wrote a book for the first time,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:12.90,0:03:16.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"The Owl Who Thought He Was The Best Flyer." (Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.59,0:03:18.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We had to write our own Greek myth,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:18.87,0:03:21.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,our own creation story, so I wrote a story about an owl
Dialogue: 0,0:03:21.72,0:03:25.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who challenged Hermes to a flying race,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:25.66,0:03:27.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the owl cheated,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:27.77,0:03:31.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and Hermes, being a Greek god, grew angry and bitter,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:31.49,0:03:33.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and turned the owl into a moon,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.36,0:03:35.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so the owl had to live the rest of his life as a moon
Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.30,0:03:38.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while he watched his family and friends play at night.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:38.34,0:03:41.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yeah. (Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:03:41.75,0:03:43.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My book had a title page.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:43.91,0:03:48.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was clearly worried about my intellectual property when I was eight.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:48.21,0:03:51.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:03:51.34,0:03:54.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it was a story that was told with words and pictures,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:54.59,0:03:56.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,exactly what I do now for a living,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:56.77,0:04:00.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I sometimes let the words have the stage on their own,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:00.46,0:04:03.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and sometimes I allowed the pictures to work on their own
Dialogue: 0,0:04:03.53,0:04:05.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to tell the story.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:05.77,0:04:09.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My favorite page is the "About the author" page.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:09.11,0:04:11.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:04:11.35,0:04:14.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I learned to write about myself in third person
Dialogue: 0,0:04:14.19,0:04:17.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at a young age.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:17.31,0:04:20.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I love that last sentence: "He liked making this book."
Dialogue: 0,0:04:20.84,0:04:24.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I liked making that book because I loved using my imagination,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:24.77,0:04:25.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that's what writing is.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:25.95,0:04:28.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Writing is using your imagination on paper,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:28.47,0:04:31.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I do get so scared because I travel to so many schools now
Dialogue: 0,0:04:31.44,0:04:34.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that seems like such a foreign concept to kids,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:34.50,0:04:38.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that writing would be using your imagination on paper,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:38.31,0:04:42.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if they're allowed to even write now within the school hours.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:42.39,0:04:44.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I loved writing so much that I'd come home from school,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:44.58,0:04:47.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I would take out pieces of paper,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:47.07,0:04:48.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I would staple them together,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:48.99,0:04:51.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I would fill those blank pages with words and pictures
Dialogue: 0,0:04:51.83,0:04:55.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just because I loved using my imagination.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:55.51,0:04:57.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so these characters would become my friends.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:57.62,0:05:00.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There was an egg, a tomato, a head of lettuce and a pumpkin,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:00.68,0:05:03.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they all lived in this refrigerator city,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:03.16,0:05:05.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and in one of their adventures they went to a haunted house
Dialogue: 0,0:05:05.98,0:05:07.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that was filled with so many dangers
Dialogue: 0,0:05:07.38,0:05:12.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like an evil blender who tried to chop them up,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:12.06,0:05:18.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,an evil toaster who tried to kidnap the bread couple,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:18.01,0:05:20.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and an evil microwave who tried to melt their friend
Dialogue: 0,0:05:20.36,0:05:23.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who was a stick of butter. (Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:05:23.76,0:05:25.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I'd make my own comics too,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:25.96,0:05:28.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and this was another way for me to tell stories,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:28.10,0:05:31.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,through words and through pictures.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:31.33,0:05:33.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now when I was in sixth grade,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:33.11,0:05:35.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the public funding all but eliminated the arts budgets
Dialogue: 0,0:05:35.97,0:05:38.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the Worcester public school system.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:38.01,0:05:41.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I went from having art once a week
Dialogue: 0,0:05:41.40,0:05:42.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to twice a month
Dialogue: 0,0:05:42.100,0:05:45.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to once a month to not at all.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:45.84,0:05:47.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And my grandfather, he was a wise man,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:47.71,0:05:49.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and he saw that as a problem, because he knew
Dialogue: 0,0:05:49.55,0:05:53.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that was, like, the one thing I had. I didn't play sports.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:53.13,0:05:55.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had art.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:55.91,0:05:58.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So he walked into my room one evening,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:58.37,0:05:59.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and he sat on the edge of my bed,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:59.91,0:06:02.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and he said, "Jarrett, it's up to you, but if you'd like to,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:02.15,0:06:04.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we'd like to send you to the classes at the Worcester Art Museum."
Dialogue: 0,0:06:04.64,0:06:06.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I was so thrilled.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:06.24,0:06:07.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So from sixth through 12th grade,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:07.91,0:06:09.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,once, twice, sometimes three times a week,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:09.91,0:06:11.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I would take classes at the art museum,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:11.63,0:06:14.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I was surrounded by other kids who loved to draw,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:14.66,0:06:18.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,other kids who shared a similar passion.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:18.06,0:06:21.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now my publishing career began when I designed the cover
Dialogue: 0,0:06:21.02,0:06:23.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for my eighth grade yearbook,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:23.63,0:06:26.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and if you're wondering about the style of dress I put our mascot in,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:26.90,0:06:29.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was really into Bell Biv DeVoe and MC Hammer
Dialogue: 0,0:06:29.51,0:06:33.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and Vanilla Ice at the time. (Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:06:33.37,0:06:37.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And to this day, I still can do karaoke to "Ice, Ice Baby"
Dialogue: 0,0:06:37.26,0:06:39.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,without looking at the screen.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:39.81,0:06:43.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Don't tempt me, because I will do it.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:43.32,0:06:45.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I get shipped off to private school,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:45.24,0:06:47.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,K through eight, public schools, but for some reason
Dialogue: 0,0:06:47.46,0:06:49.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my grandfather was upset that somebody
Dialogue: 0,0:06:49.84,0:06:52.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at the local high school had been stabbed and killed,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:52.20,0:06:54.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so he didn't want me to go there.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:54.89,0:06:57.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He wanted me to go to a private school, and he gave me an option.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:57.70,0:06:59.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can go to Holy Name, which is coed,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:59.44,0:07:01.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or St. John's, which is all boys.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:01.81,0:07:04.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Very wise man, because he knew I would,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:04.01,0:07:06.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I felt like I was making the decision on my own,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:06.75,0:07:08.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and he knew I wouldn't choose St. John's,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:08.54,0:07:10.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so I went to Holy Name High School,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:10.24,0:07:13.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which was a tough transition because, like I said,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:13.01,0:07:14.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I didn't play sports,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:14.57,0:07:17.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it was very focused on sports,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:17.05,0:07:21.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I took solace in Mr. Shilale's art room.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:21.22,0:07:23.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I just flourished here.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:23.71,0:07:26.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I just couldn't wait to get to that classroom every day.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:26.87,0:07:29.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So how did I make friends?
Dialogue: 0,0:07:29.16,0:07:33.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I drew funny pictures of my teachers -- (Laughter) --
Dialogue: 0,0:07:33.39,0:07:36.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I passed them around.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:36.15,0:07:39.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, in English class, in ninth grade,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:39.95,0:07:41.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my friend John, who was sitting next to me,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:41.92,0:07:44.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,laughed a little bit too hard.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:44.64,0:07:46.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Mr. Greenwood was not pleased.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:46.92,0:07:50.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:07:50.83,0:07:54.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He instantly saw that I was the cause of the commotion,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:54.21,0:07:58.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and for the first time in my life, I was sent to the hall,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:58.23,0:08:00.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I thought, "Oh no, I'm doomed.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:00.41,0:08:03.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My grandfather's just going to kill me."
Dialogue: 0,0:08:03.61,0:08:05.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And he came out to the hallway and he said,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:05.18,0:08:06.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Let me see the paper."
Dialogue: 0,0:08:06.29,0:08:11.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I thought, "Oh no. He thinks it's a note."
Dialogue: 0,0:08:11.36,0:08:14.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so I took this picture, and I handed it to him.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:14.19,0:08:17.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we sat in silence for that brief moment,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:17.41,0:08:19.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and he said to me,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:19.55,0:08:22.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"You're really talented." (Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:08:22.92,0:08:25.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"You're really good. You know, the school newspaper
Dialogue: 0,0:08:25.61,0:08:27.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,needs a new cartoonist, and you should be the cartoonist.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:27.99,0:08:31.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just stop drawing in my class."
Dialogue: 0,0:08:31.62,0:08:33.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So my parents never found out about it.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:33.95,0:08:37.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I didn't get in trouble. I was introduced to Mrs. Casey,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:37.18,0:08:38.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who ran the school newspaper,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:38.84,0:08:43.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I was for three and a half years
Dialogue: 0,0:08:43.41,0:08:45.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the cartoonist for my school paper,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:45.79,0:08:47.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,handling such heavy issues as,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:47.96,0:08:51.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,seniors are mean,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:51.07,0:08:53.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,freshmen are nerds,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:53.66,0:08:59.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the prom bill is so expensive. I can't believe how much it costs to go to the prom.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:59.47,0:09:03.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I took the headmaster to task
Dialogue: 0,0:09:03.05,0:09:06.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then I also wrote an ongoing story about a boy named Wesley
Dialogue: 0,0:09:06.92,0:09:10.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who was unlucky in love, and I just swore up and down
Dialogue: 0,0:09:10.16,0:09:12.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that this wasn't about me,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:12.28,0:09:16.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but all these years later it was totally me.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:16.08,0:09:18.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But it was so cool because I could write these stories,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:18.21,0:09:19.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I could come up with these ideas,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:19.38,0:09:21.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they'd be published in the school paper,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:21.69,0:09:24.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and people who I didn't know could read them.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:24.30,0:09:27.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I loved that thought, of being able to share my ideas
Dialogue: 0,0:09:27.35,0:09:29.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,through the printed page.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:29.70,0:09:32.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On my 14th birthday, my grandfather and my grandmother
Dialogue: 0,0:09:32.88,0:09:35.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,gave me the best birthday present ever:
Dialogue: 0,0:09:35.12,0:09:40.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a drafting table that I have worked on ever since.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:40.04,0:09:41.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here I am, 20 years later,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:41.30,0:09:45.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I still work on this table every day.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:45.84,0:09:48.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On the evening of my 14th birthday,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:48.25,0:09:52.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was given this table, and we had Chinese food.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:52.42,0:09:56.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And this was my fortune:
Dialogue: 0,0:09:56.04,0:09:58.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"You will be successful in your work."
Dialogue: 0,0:09:58.32,0:10:01.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I taped it to the top left hand of my table,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:01.14,0:10:03.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and as you can see, it's still there.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:03.10,0:10:07.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now I never really asked my grandparents for anything.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:07.00,0:10:09.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, two things: Rusty, who was a great hamster
Dialogue: 0,0:10:09.35,0:10:13.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and lived a great long life when I was in fourth grade.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:13.48,0:10:16.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:10:16.30,0:10:19.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And a video camera.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:19.50,0:10:21.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I just wanted a video camera.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:21.74,0:10:24.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And after begging and pleading for Christmas,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:24.22,0:10:26.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I got a second-hand video camera,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:26.65,0:10:30.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I instantly started making my own animations
Dialogue: 0,0:10:30.48,0:10:32.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on my own,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:32.68,0:10:35.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and all throughout high school I made my own animations.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:35.36,0:10:38.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I convinced my 10th grade English teacher to allow me
Dialogue: 0,0:10:38.46,0:10:40.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to do my book report on Stephen King's "Misery"
Dialogue: 0,0:10:40.79,0:10:45.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as an animated short. (Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:10:45.55,0:10:48.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I kept making comics.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:48.41,0:10:52.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I kept making comics, and at the Worcester Art Museum,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:52.35,0:10:56.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was given the greatest piece of advice by any educator I was ever given.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:56.58,0:10:59.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Mark Lynch, he's an amazing teacher
Dialogue: 0,0:10:59.47,0:11:01.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and he's still a dear friend of mine,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:01.69,0:11:04.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I was 14 or 15,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:04.10,0:11:07.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I walked into his comic book class halfway through the course,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:07.12,0:11:08.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I was so excited, I was beaming.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:08.93,0:11:12.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had this book that was how to draw comics in the Marvel way,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:12.23,0:11:14.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it taught me how to draw superheroes,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:14.54,0:11:16.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how to draw a woman, how to draw muscles
Dialogue: 0,0:11:16.86,0:11:18.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just the way they were supposed to be
Dialogue: 0,0:11:18.79,0:11:21.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if I were to ever draw for X-Men or Spiderman.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:21.62,0:11:24.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And all the color just drained from his face,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:24.51,0:11:26.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and he looked at me, and he said,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:26.25,0:11:29.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Forget everything you learned."
Dialogue: 0,0:11:29.02,0:11:32.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I didn't understand. He said, "You have a great style.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:32.84,0:11:37.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Celebrate your own style. Don't draw the way you're being told to draw.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:37.00,0:11:39.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Draw the way you're drawing and keep at it,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:39.16,0:11:41.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because you're really good."
Dialogue: 0,0:11:41.61,0:11:45.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now when I was a teenager, I was angsty as any teenager was,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:45.18,0:11:48.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but after 17 years of having a mother
Dialogue: 0,0:11:48.70,0:11:50.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who was in and out of my life like a yo-yo
Dialogue: 0,0:11:50.86,0:11:54.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and a father who was faceless, I was angry.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:54.76,0:11:57.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And when I was 17, I met my father for the first time,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:57.48,0:12:01.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,upon which I learned I had a brother and sister I had never known about.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:01.38,0:12:03.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And on the day I met my father for the first time,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:03.30,0:12:06.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was rejected from the Rhode Island School of Design,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:06.07,0:12:09.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my one and only choice for college.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:09.82,0:12:12.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But it was around this time I went to Camp Sunshine
Dialogue: 0,0:12:12.21,0:12:14.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to volunteer a week and working with the most amazing kids,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:14.71,0:12:17.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,kids with leukemia, and this kid Eric changed my life.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:17.78,0:12:20.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Eric didn't live to see his sixth birthday,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:20.35,0:12:22.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and Eric lives with me every day.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:22.91,0:12:26.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So after this experience, my art teacher, Mr. Shilale,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:26.60,0:12:27.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he brought in these picture books,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:27.79,0:12:29.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I thought, "Picture books for kids!"
Dialogue: 0,0:12:29.64,0:12:34.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I started writing books for young readers
Dialogue: 0,0:12:34.71,0:12:36.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when I was a senior in high school.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:36.44,0:12:39.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, I eventually got to the Rhode Island School of Design.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:39.23,0:12:41.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I transferred to RISD as a sophomore,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:41.33,0:12:44.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it was there that I took every course that I could on writing,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:44.96,0:12:48.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it was there that I wrote a story about a giant orange slug
Dialogue: 0,0:12:48.100,0:12:50.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who wanted to be friends with this kid.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:50.65,0:12:52.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The kid had no patience for him.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:52.16,0:12:55.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I sent this book out to a dozen publishers
Dialogue: 0,0:12:55.40,0:12:57.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it was rejected every single time,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:57.94,0:13:00.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I was also involved with the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:00.69,0:13:03.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,an amazing camp for kids with all sorts of critical illnesses,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:03.68,0:13:06.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it's those kids at the camp that read my stories,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:06.92,0:13:10.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I read to them, and I saw that they responded to my work.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:10.69,0:13:14.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I graduated from RISD. My grandparents were very proud,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:14.43,0:13:17.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I moved to Boston, and I set up shop.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:17.05,0:13:19.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I set up a studio and I tried to get published.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:19.22,0:13:22.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I would send out my books. I would send out hundreds of postcards
Dialogue: 0,0:13:22.26,0:13:24.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to editors and art directors,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:24.66,0:13:26.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but they would go unanswered.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:26.30,0:13:28.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And my grandfather would call me every week,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:28.15,0:13:32.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and he would say, "Jarrett, how's it going? Do you have a job yet?"
Dialogue: 0,0:13:32.48,0:13:34.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because he had just invested a significant amount of money
Dialogue: 0,0:13:34.75,0:13:36.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in my college education.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:36.67,0:13:40.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I said, "Yes, I have a job. I write and illustrate children's books."
Dialogue: 0,0:13:40.52,0:13:44.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And he said, "Well, who pays you for that?"
Dialogue: 0,0:13:44.04,0:13:46.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I said, "No one, no one, no one just yet.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:46.01,0:13:47.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I know it's going to happen."
Dialogue: 0,0:13:47.17,0:13:50.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, I used to work the weekends at the Hole in the Wall off-season programming
Dialogue: 0,0:13:50.66,0:13:53.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to make some extra money as I was trying to get my feet off the ground,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:53.84,0:13:57.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and this kid who was just this really hyper kid,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:57.60,0:14:00.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I started calling him "Monkey Boy,"
Dialogue: 0,0:14:00.47,0:14:04.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I went home and wrote a book called "Good Night, Monkey Boy."
Dialogue: 0,0:14:04.15,0:14:07.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I sent out one last batch of postcards.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:07.43,0:14:10.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I received an email from an editor at Random House
Dialogue: 0,0:14:10.81,0:14:14.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with a subject line, "Nice work!" Exclamation point.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:14.56,0:14:16.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Dear Jarrett, I received your postcard.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:16.34,0:14:19.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I liked your art, so I went to your website
Dialogue: 0,0:14:19.11,0:14:23.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I'm wondering if you ever tried writing any of your own stories,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:23.07,0:14:25.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because I really like your art and it looks like there are some stories that go with them.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:25.74,0:14:29.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Please let me know if you're ever in New York City."
Dialogue: 0,0:14:29.81,0:14:33.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And this was from an editor at Random House Children's Books.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:33.11,0:14:35.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So the next week I "happened" to be in New York.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:35.44,0:14:38.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:14:38.39,0:14:40.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I met with this editor,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:40.70,0:14:43.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I left New York for a contract for my first book,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:43.92,0:14:44.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Good Night, Monkey Boy,"
Dialogue: 0,0:14:44.96,0:14:48.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which was published on June 12, 2001.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:48.42,0:14:54.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And my local paper celebrated the news.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:54.11,0:14:58.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The local bookstore made a big deal of it.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:58.38,0:15:00.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They sold out of all of their books.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:00.27,0:15:04.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My friend described it as a wake, but happy,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:04.04,0:15:06.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because everyone I ever knew was there in line to see me,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:06.62,0:15:09.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I wasn't dead. I was just signing books.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:09.65,0:15:11.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My grandparents, they were in the middle of it.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:11.19,0:15:13.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They were so happy. They couldn't have been more proud.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:13.78,0:15:17.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Mrs. Alisch was there. Mr. Shilale was there. Mrs. Casey was there.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:17.53,0:15:18.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Mrs. Alisch cut in front of the line and said,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:18.97,0:15:22.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"I taught him how to read." (Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:15:22.23,0:15:24.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then something happened that changed my life.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:24.77,0:15:26.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I got my first piece of significant fan mail,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:26.99,0:15:30.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where this kid loved Monkey Boy so much
Dialogue: 0,0:15:30.26,0:15:33.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that he wanted to have a Monkey Boy birthday cake.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:33.86,0:15:38.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For a two-year-old, that is like a tattoo. (Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:15:38.25,0:15:41.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You know? You only get one birthday per year.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:41.31,0:15:44.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And for him, it's only his second.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:44.15,0:15:45.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I got this picture, and I thought,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:45.16,0:15:47.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"This picture is going to live within his consciousness
Dialogue: 0,0:15:47.20,0:15:50.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for his entire life. He will forever have this photo
Dialogue: 0,0:15:50.88,0:15:53.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in his family photo albums."
Dialogue: 0,0:15:53.83,0:15:56.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So that photo, since that moment,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:56.50,0:15:59.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is framed in front of me while I've worked on all of my books.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:59.55,0:16:02.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have 10 picture books out.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:02.11,0:16:05.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Punk Farm," "Baghead," "Ollie the Purple Elephant."
Dialogue: 0,0:16:05.51,0:16:07.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I just finished the ninth book
Dialogue: 0,0:16:07.79,0:16:10.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the "Lunch Lady" series, which is a graphic novel series
Dialogue: 0,0:16:10.29,0:16:12.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about a lunch lady who fights crime.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:12.87,0:16:15.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm expecting the release of a chapter book
Dialogue: 0,0:16:15.69,0:16:19.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,called "Platypus Police Squad: The Frog Who Croaked."
Dialogue: 0,0:16:19.37,0:16:22.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I travel the country visiting countless schools,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:22.94,0:16:27.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,letting lots of kids know that they draw great cats.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:27.45,0:16:29.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I meet Bagheads.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:29.97,0:16:34.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Lunch ladies treat me really well.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:34.54,0:16:39.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I got to see my name in lights
Dialogue: 0,0:16:39.07,0:16:40.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because kids put my name in lights.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:40.92,0:16:43.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Twice now, the "Lunch Lady" series has won
Dialogue: 0,0:16:43.01,0:16:45.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Children's Choice Book of the Year in the third or fourth grade category,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:45.99,0:16:47.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and those winners were displayed
Dialogue: 0,0:16:47.96,0:16:52.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on a jumbotron screen in Times Square.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:52.22,0:16:54.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Punk Farm" and "Lunch Lady" are in development to be movies,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:54.94,0:16:57.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so I am a movie producer
Dialogue: 0,0:16:57.52,0:17:00.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I really do think, thanks to that video camera
Dialogue: 0,0:17:00.25,0:17:02.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was given in ninth grade.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:02.82,0:17:05.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've seen people have "Punk Farm" birthday parties,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:05.58,0:17:08.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,people have dressed up as "Punk Farm" for Halloween,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:08.47,0:17:10.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a "Punk Farm" baby room,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:10.10,0:17:14.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which makes me a little nervous for the child's well-being in the long term.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:14.92,0:17:17.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I get the most amazing fan mail,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:17.39,0:17:19.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I get the most amazing projects,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:19.80,0:17:23.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the biggest moment for me came last Halloween.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:23.15,0:17:25.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The doorbell rang and it was a trick-or-treater
Dialogue: 0,0:17:25.30,0:17:29.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,dressed as my character. It was so cool.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:29.46,0:17:32.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now my grandparents are no longer living,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:32.57,0:17:35.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so to honor them, I started a scholarship at the Worcester Art Museum
Dialogue: 0,0:17:35.64,0:17:38.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for kids who are in difficult situations
Dialogue: 0,0:17:38.91,0:17:41.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but whose caretakers can't afford the classes.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:41.62,0:17:44.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it displayed the work from my first 10 years of publishing,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:44.21,0:17:47.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you know who was there to celebrate? Mrs. Alisch.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:47.31,0:17:48.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I said, "Mrs. Alisch, how are you?"
Dialogue: 0,0:17:48.99,0:17:52.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And she responded with, "I'm here." (Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:17:52.10,0:17:58.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's true. You are alive, and that's pretty good right now.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:58.71,0:18:00.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So the biggest moment for me, though,
Dialogue: 0,0:18:00.39,0:18:02.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my most important job now is I am a dad myself,
Dialogue: 0,0:18:02.38,0:18:04.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I have two beautiful daughters,
Dialogue: 0,0:18:04.72,0:18:07.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and my goal is to surround them by inspiration,
Dialogue: 0,0:18:07.51,0:18:10.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by the books that are in every single room of our house
Dialogue: 0,0:18:10.64,0:18:13.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the murals I painted in their rooms
Dialogue: 0,0:18:13.23,0:18:16.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the moments for creativity where you find, in quiet times,
Dialogue: 0,0:18:16.86,0:18:20.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by making faces on the patio
Dialogue: 0,0:18:20.35,0:18:22.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to letting her sit in the very desk
Dialogue: 0,0:18:22.67,0:18:25.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I've sat in for the past 20 years.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:25.36,0:18:27.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you. (Applause)