I have three dogs and a cockatoo.

There's so much denial in gymnastics. It's a beautiful sport but the other part is numbing. You become machinelike. They'll refute this, but I've been around it. I know.

Flying is such a joy. You just want to hoot.

So it really does have a sort of bittersweet quality. Kids like to have adventures and to believe they can fly, but there's also that fear about people leaving you.

Seeing the show is like a visit to the fountain of youth for parents and the children.

I'll talk to kids afterward and somebody will always say, 'I'll leave my bedroom window open for you.