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" It's incredible what happens when you explain to kids what good food is - they get so excited! They go home and tell their parents... and they're excited to cook the recipes themselves in class. "

Tamra Davis

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" I read the script for 'Guncrazy' in 1985 and loved it because it was one of the few scripts I'd come across that revolved around a strong female character. "

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" A school morning is usually a pretty hectic time in any household. "

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" I do have a priority in my house, and that is I want my kids to be healthy, and if I give them the right food, I am headed consistently toward that goal. "

" There's no continuity in videos... you can jump around all over the place. In features, you can't throw in a close-up of a musician stomping on a guitar - you have to film a scene. "

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" My grandparents lived in Hollywood, and I was surrounded by the romanticism of movies ever since I was a child. "

" My kids like their eggs with catsup. I like mine with salsa. "

Tamra Davis

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" In 'Billy Madison,' I worked with Adam before anyone really knew he was Adam Sandler. "

" How do you make it to the top when all you have is ambition and talent? You believe in yourself and surround yourself with other idealistic and talented friends that fuel each other and push against the establishment to take you seriously. "

" My connection with Basquiat was really in Los Angeles, which really was a whole different world to what he was experiencing in New York. "

" I came up with this statistic that if a kid makes something himself, he's 90 to 95% likely to try it. And of course, then, if it's good, he'll eat it! "

" Basquiat will continue to show us new things about who we are and why he was so important. "

" What's so fun when you shoot in a car is you get to research all the other road movies that have ever been done, and you try to figure out where do they place the cameras and how many shots can you get with your people in the car. So just doing the research on the films is so fun. "

" I am so inspired by new media. "

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" I understand that in some families both parents have to work, so the kids are home alone eating more processed foods. But if the kids know how to make oatmeal or eggs in the morning or pasta or a lentil soup at night - we're giving them real survival tools. "

" A mom can't afford to be sick. "

" In 1983, I was working at an art gallery in Los Angeles and going to film school at Los Angeles City College. At that time, Jean-Michel Basquiat was a young painter and was visiting L.A. for his first show at the Larry Gagosian Gallery. "

" I love making films, and as long as I love the subject, I just have a crazy amount of passion and energy for the project. "