Golden Child Quotes:

I think that idea of alienation, for whatever reason, is still very prevalent within our society and a lot of people deal with it - most people deal with it at some point in their life unless they're sort of the golden child. I think that's something that we all need to address.

- Michael Fassbender

source: "X-Men: First Class - Michael Fassbender interview". Interview with Rob Carnevale, www.indielondon.co.uk.

topic: Children, Thinking, Ideas, Golden Child

The golden child may be the oldest one, unless it's the youngest. It may be the toughest one, unless it's the most sensitive. It's not even necessary that Mom and Dad have the same favorite - and typically they don't.

- Jeffrey Kluger

topic: Mom, Dad, Children, Golden Child

Originally the structure was . . . a modern narrator who would appear intermittently and talk about his memories of his grandmother, which would then be juxtaposed against scenes from the past. But the stories from the past were always more interesting that the things in the present. I find this almost endemic to modern plays that veer between past and present. . . . So as we've gone on developing GOLDEN CHILD, the scenes from the past have become more dominant, and all that remains of the present are these two little bookends that frame the action.

- David Henry Hwang

topic: Children, Memories, Grandmother, Golden Child, Bookends

I used to watch 'Coming to America' every day after school. I have full-on long-running inside jokes with friends and family about different scenes in that movie alone. Also, my brother and I loved 'The Golden Child,' so, yeah: I was a huge fan of Eddie Murphy growing up.

- Gabourey Sidibe

topic: Running, Brother, Children, Inside Jokes, Murphy

I would say luck and preparation. I didn't dominate WWE when I first started, it was a slow process. I wasn't labelled the golden child from day one, it's been a very long road.

- John Cena

topic: Children, Wwe, Long, Golden Child