My husband, Steve Hamilton - an actor/producer and co-Director of the Southampton Playwriting Conference - and I had been working in the theatre in New York for many years. — Emma Walton Hamilton Copy Share Image
I think you have to have a personal connection, and that's what I am always looking to try to create: a personal way in… — Emma Walton Hamilton Copy Share
Dramatic reading and writing for kids can open a window to individuality and to expression that nothing else does, because all of a sudden… — Emma Walton Hamilton Copy Share
I was able to hide a lot behind 'Walton,' and found that to be quite useful. — Emma Walton Hamilton Copy Share
So often we think, well, kids learn to read at school, I don't have to be responsible for that. But in fact they learn… — Emma Walton Hamilton Copy Share
And for me I think I was originally a theater person, a producer/director/actor. — Emma Walton Hamilton Copy Share
I am passionate about reading, for myself and for kids. Our future as a compassionate, productive, healthy society is rooted in our continuing to… — Emma Walton Hamilton Copy Share
Netflix is so amazing because they take chances. They'll take a risk, be edgy, be quirky. — Emma Walton Hamilton Copy Share
Graphic novels might really speak to one child who's struggling with the other kinds of reading and might help them discover that storytelling is… — Emma Walton Hamilton Copy Share
We're both very passionate about the arts. Mom, of course with her arts background. I have a theater background and work with children. — Emma Walton Hamilton Copy Share
My mother used to say, "Tell your brain you want that piece of information or you want to solve this problem, and then just… — Emma Walton Hamilton Copy Share
If you wait until you're an adult to be exposed to the arts, it could seem elitist, it could seem out of reach, it… — Emma Walton Hamilton Copy Share
I think that children who read are better writers, and children who tell stories appreciate books. — Emma Walton Hamilton Copy Share
I think I personally, as a writer, read differently knowing how tough it is to write, knowing how challenging it is to articulate it,… — Emma Walton Hamilton Copy Share
