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Adam F. Goldberg is an American television producer and writer. He is best known as the creator and showrunner of the sitcom "The Goldbergs," which is inspired by his own childhood experiences. Goldberg's work has resonated with audiences, and his shows have become popular for their nostalgic storytelling and humor.

When I was at the end of middle school and the beginning of high school, I fell in love with hockey in a serious way.

When you hire directors, you're most concerned about whether or not someone from the outside will get the jokes.

My mom is not typical in any way.... -Adam F. Goldberg

My mom is not typical in any way.

The only interaction I had with my brothers is like negative attention where I'd basically egg them on into beating me up - which was delightful! Otherwise, it was me with a video camera jumping on a bed pretending to be the Ultimate Warrior or setting up my robots making a Transformers movie because I was a lonely kid.

My rap name as a kid was Big Tasty.... -Adam F. Goldberg

My rap name as a kid was Big Tasty.

I never saw my parents kiss.... -Adam F. Goldberg

I never saw my parents kiss.

If I don't call my mom back, she'll go on Twitter and say, 'Adam hasn't called me. I'm worried about him,' and strangers will say, 'You're horrible. You go call your mom right now!' It's very complicated.

First love is such a big thing growing up.... -Adam F. Goldberg

First love is such a big thing growing up.

I was so obsessed with 'The Princess Bride.' I loved it so much that I even have a re-enactment I did of a radio play of the iocane powder scene.

As a family, we all loved the Flyers. To me, rooting for the Flyers were how I bonded with my dad especially.

I am a Gobot junkie, and I pitched the Gobots movie as an animated movie a few years ago, and we're trying to work something out now that the rights are cleared. But that's my dream project, besides 'The Goldbergs' - doing a Gobots movie.

If you Google a list and just see all the movies that came out in 1984, they're classics, and they define that decade.

My parents are interested in politics.... -Adam F. Goldberg

My parents are interested in politics.

Jeff Garlin is essentially my dad.... -Adam F. Goldberg

Jeff Garlin is essentially my dad.

I was definitely more of a movie/cartoon guy than comics, but I really do like graphic novels - I don't have the time to sit down and read Stephen King like I used to, so I find picking up 'Saga' every now and then and just diving back into it is a great way to stay reading.

In our house, there was a lot of yelling. It was everyone walking in on each other and very few boundaries.

I'm terrible with titles.... -Adam F. Goldberg

I'm terrible with titles.

I love 'AP Bio' - I think it's so funny - it's jus... -Adam F. Goldberg

I love 'AP Bio' - I think it's so funny - it's just not the show I want to do.

Convincing Robert Englund to come out of retirement to play Freddy Krueger one last time is a true bucket-list moment for me as a writer. I've been a longtime obsessive fan, collecting Freddy artwork and action figures.

'Breaking In' is a very different office comedy and a caper comedy. Aside from 'Chuck,' there is no half-hour comedy that does stuff like that.

In high school, I was so obsessed with the movie that I started an actual 'Highlander' club with my two best friends, Mike Levy and David Sirota. What began as a few geeks hitting each other with swords we made in woodshop soon became a school-wide game with 20 people playing. It became so disruptive that the administration had to shut it down.

I like being surrounded by all the stuff that make... -Adam F. Goldberg

I like being surrounded by all the stuff that makes me feel creative and inspires me.

I think a lot of guys have their favorite shirt th... -Adam F. Goldberg

I think a lot of guys have their favorite shirt that they wear for years and years.

I'm one of those writers that have always worked o... -Adam F. Goldberg

I'm one of those writers that have always worked on multiple things.

That's what happens when they give guys like me a television show: you try and get toys and Garbage Pail Kids!

All of my family members have had moments where they're upset with me because I'll cavalierly write a story just to be funny.

Prior to 'The Goldbergs,' I rarely got good review... -Adam F. Goldberg

Prior to 'The Goldbergs,' I rarely got good reviews on anything I've done.

My dad felt old school.... -Adam F. Goldberg

My dad felt old school.

I'm envious of 'Glee' - artists turned their libraries over for free because they knew it would lead to album sales.

I was in college starting in '95, and 'Rent' was the only show I could see - because if you waited in line and camped out, you could try to get the lottery tickets.

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