Quotes from Adam F. Goldberg

Anyone who grew up with me knows that Queen is my favorite band of all time.

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.

The way I'm raising my kids is so different than the way I was raised.

Prior to 'The Goldbergs,' I rarely got good reviews on anything I've done.

My mom is a pack rat.

If you Google a list and just see all the movies that came out in 1984, they're classics, and they define that decade.

First love is such a big thing growing up.

Do I think technology is bad? No. I think it's wonderful that the world is so connected now. But I think, as a result, childhood ends a little earlier.

I always say that even though my dad was alive during Woodstock, he was just not invited. He just seemed like he was from a different generation.

I remember running down the hallway screaming 'We're Not Gonna Take It.' It was really one of those childhood anthems that really stirred you up and made you want to rebel.

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.

I think the '80s works for a TV show because it's the last time the world was simple. It was before the Internet really changed everything and made the world really small.

My brother was a huge Tim Kerr fan. He loved the way Kerr would power to the net, and he related to that playing style.

I'm terrible with titles.

Ever since 'The Goldbergs' began, one of my dreams was to write a homage to 'Highlander.'

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.

Singing karaoke is my worst nightmare. But in the car, I rock out to anything Bon Jovi or Beastie Boys.

Some of my movies hold the bottom rankings on Rotten Tomatoes.

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.

I'm one of those writers that have always worked on multiple things.

One of my favorite things was I got to work with Avi Arad on a movie for Sony, and we don't realize this, but he's the reason toys were sold off of cartoons, more or less. He created the Gobots!

That's what happens when they give guys like me a television show: you try and get toys and Garbage Pail Kids!

Anything that I love, I love to the extreme. I'm obsessive. If it's 'Star Wars,' if it's 'Transformers,' if it's the Flyers, I geek out.

Jeff Garlin is essentially my dad.