Character Quote by Caroline Dhavernas

People say 'teenage girls aren't so clever. Your characters should be less articulate to reflect our youth.' People who say that aren't spending time…

— Diablo Cody

The teenagers aren't all bad. I love 'em if nobody else does. There ain't nothing wrong with young people. Jus' quit lyin' to 'em.

— Moms Mabley

Teen fiction should be about teenagers - no matter how many arguments there are about what YA lit should be, this seems like the…

— Robin Wasserman

Teenagers are a great audience and they are fearless about asking what they want to know.

— Sarah Dessen

I think it can be incredibly powerful for a teen to be able to put their story out there for others to soak in,…

— Deborah Reber

Teens today rule the world. The whole culture - movies, music - is pointed at young people. They have so 'much' power.

— James Franco

I think that it's really, really funny to see adult themes in a genre that's usually directed towards children.

— John DiMaggio

I think that because most films where there's a teenager, it's aimed at a teenage audience. Restless is - I wouldn't classify it as…

— Mia Wasikowska

I'd say I'm drawn to characters that ring true to me. Adolescence is a troubled time for everyone, so a lot of those characters…

— Ezra Miller

A lot of shows and movies that have tried to represent teenagers or the chaos that is coming at that age, they shy away…

— Katherine Langford

Teenagers are in some ways the best readers because their imaginations haven't been narrowed down by boring things like jobs and the realities of…

— Matt Haig

Many filmmakers portray teenagers as immoral and ignorant, with pursuits that are pretty base... But I haven't found that to be the case. I…

— John Hughes