Feed the Fish (2010)

Ross Partridge: Joe Peterson

Quotes 

• [first lines] 

  Aaron Aaronson : We've here today with local Venice Beach children's author, Joe Peterson, who has exploded onto the scene with what is going to be a series of nine tough-love kids books. Hello Joe...

  Joe Peterson : Hey, how are you.

  Aaron Aaronson : Look at these kids. This is incredible. So what can you tell us about this tough-love aspect. It reminds me of the books that I read when I was a kid. No Coddling. This is not a warm and fuzzy book. It's not every day that you have a warm cuddly kitten devoured by a vicious piranha.

  Joe Peterson : That's true, um, I think that the parents respond to the moral lesson. You know, if you don't listen to your parents, something bad will happen. And I think the kids really respond to the violence, ya know. I think that kids really like violence. Who likes violence, here?

  Gathered Children : [all cheer] 

• Joe Peterson : What's the plan?

  JP : The plan is to focus. My father focused, my grandfather did. His father before him. Focus!

• Sheriff Andersen : What happened?

  Joe Peterson : I don't know, I wasn't with him. I went for a walk, I heard him screaming.

  Sheriff Andersen : Might have been a squirrel.

  Joe Peterson : A squirrel? You think a squirrel could do that kind of damage?

  Sheriff Andersen : Gathering nuts for the winter.

• [last lines] 

  Joe Peterson : You know what I'm thinking?

  Sif Andersen : What?

  Joe Peterson : ...I think we should go in!

  Sif Andersen : No. No. No!

  Joe Peterson : Ha ha ha ha!

  Sif Andersen : No! No! No!