Jeff Kinney Quotes

United States, Cartoonist
February 19, 1971

Jeffrey Patrick Kinney (born February 19, 1971) is an American cartoonist, producer and author of children's books, including the Diary of a Wimpy Kid book series. He is also attributed as the creator of the child-oriented website Poptropica. He also appeared in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid films as Holly Hills' father.

Also known as Producer, Author

I read the 'Harry Potter' books as I was writing my own books, and I love them, but I don't think Harry was very much like I was as a kid. He's always brave, and he's perfect in a lot of ways.

Jeff Kinney
- Writing
- Perfect
- Brave
I think if everyone would write down the funny stories from their own childhoods, the world would be a better place.

Jeff Kinney
- World
- Funny

I only work on my books at nights and at weekends. It is really just like a hobby.

Jeff Kinney
- Work
I've learned to accept that I'm a children's writer, even if it's not what I set out to become. It's what I should have been all along, and I'll stay in this role as long as I'm a writer.

Jeff Kinney
- Long
- Children
My office doubles as a karaoke den for the neighborhood. There are strobe lights and Rock Band plastic guitars, a disco ball and a fog machine and some other things. I have a really long work day, and you might find me doing karaoke by myself late at night.

Jeff Kinney
- Work
- Long
- Night
Luckily for me, my father had impeccable taste. No contemporary collector was he. His treasure trove of comics included gems such as 'Little Lulu,' 'Frontline Combat' and 'Classics Illustrated.' But the works that stood head and shoulders above the rest were Carl Barks's 'Donald Duck' and 'Uncle Scrooge' comics from the 1940s through the 1960s.

Jeff Kinney
- Father
- Rest
- Uncle
I remember once I had lunch with George W Bush, his father, and Condoleezza Rice. Then I went home to find my dog and my neighbour's dog fighting over a dead rabbit, and I had to separate them. I like that my home life keeps things real.

Jeff Kinney
- Life
- Real
- Home
I'm very excited to see the wonderful 2-D characters in Poptropica come to life in the form of 3-D toys. When I first held the characters in my hands, it felt like magic. I'm excited for kids to have the same feeling!

Jeff Kinney
- Life
- Kids
- Feeling

It seems that when anything aimed at kids catches on, it causes the collective antennae of the older set to go up.

Jeff Kinney
- Up
- Kids
The key to any good comic strip or television sitcom is to reset the board at the end of the episode because people like familiarity.

Jeff Kinney
- People
- Good