Hip-hop's always reached out to kids. If you look at the last 10 big albums it might seem ironic. But when I look at the history of this music it's always had a lot of positivity.
Drinking and partying never appealed to me in lyrics - they don't have a lot of meaning behind them.
It's extremely important just to keep things positive and happy as much as we can... I think it's important that singers, actors, or whatever use our voice to spread positive messages as much as we possibly can.
I've been producing for 13 years. I've made a string of joyful movies with positive messages about comedy, love and romance.
Disney Channel is celebrities coated in sugar. Everything is really happy; everything is really bright.
Reality TV is a lot about drama, but for the first time in a long time, you actually have role models on TV.
I love Hallmark movies because they make movies that you don't see anymore... and at a time when there is so much evil in the world, it's kind of nice to be able to retreat to something like a Hallmark Movies and Mysteries.
What should a good children’s book be like? If you ask me, I can tell you after thinking long and hard: It must be good.
When I write, I keep the family audience in mind. I ensure there's no vulgarity, as families are coming into the theatres, and there's no blood and gore because of the kids. There is a set of people who doesn't like my cinema, but there's a bigger group that likes the kind of movies I make.
We want to challenge Marilyn Manson and the rap people with the bad lyrics to write some positive songs.
While there are different genres of comedy, I am for family entertainment.
The love and support from the Witches of East End fans continues to blow us away and renews our faith that storytelling matters, strong female characters matter, and messages about faith and hope matter. I love this family. I love this story. And to be part of a show that has inspired and touched so many people's hearts is a true blessing.
My whole thing is just to put out positive messages in the music, give people something that can change their lives.
In fact, I wouldn't really call this a Gospel album, I call it more an inspirational album.
We need more pop songs and more empowering songs.
I feel like the best kids shows aren't just for kids.
If I send out positive messages, it will set a chain of healthy thought processes.
I like the OMG Girlz. They're real and they're friends.
I won't go to movies with permissiveness, four-letter words, or violence. Show me 'E.T.' and 'Chariots of Fire' instead. That's entertainment, not exploitation of the human body.
After watching 'Stanley ka Dabba,' I just told myself that the one guy I have to work with is Amol Gupte. The reason being, his films are very simple and they create such a magical world around.
Every video I've made has an inspirational message behind it. Since day one, I thought, 'Okay, I want my audience to be, like, Disney members.' So if that's the case, I have to keep everything rated G.
So much of what young people perceive about their body image is taken from watching their parents... I think we need to look at ways we can help parents pass on more positive messages to their children, and perhaps some of that can be done through health visitors, for example.
Good TV is not just TV about good behavior.
I think, after 'Let Her Go,' I wanted to show people that I don't just write really sad love songs about my ex-girlfriend: that there's another side to Passenger as well that's a bit more up-tempo and more inclined to social commentary.
Everything I've done was above board, as an actor I wanted to do two things. I wanted to entertain as well as get a message across. I never did no pimp roles, no negative roles, or anything like that. I had fun, everything I've done I'm proud to take my mother to.
