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Maurice Sendak tells Mommy to go to hell

• Reporter: "What do you say to parents who think the Wild Things film may be too scary?"
• Sendak: "I would tell them to go to hell. That's a question I will not tolerate."
• Reporter: "Because kids can handle it?"
• Sendak: "If they can't handle it, go home. Or wet your pants. Do whatever you like. But it's not a question that can be answered."
• Jonze: "Dave, you want to field that one?"
• Eggers: "The part about kids wetting their pants? Should kids wear diapers when they go to the movies? I think adults should wear diapers going to it, too. I think everyone should be prepared for any eventuality."
• Sendak: "I think you're right. This concentration on kids being scared, as though we as adults can't be scared. Of course we're scared. I'm scared of watching a TV show about vampires. I can't fall asleep. It never stops. We're grown-ups; we know better, but we're afraid."
• Reporter: "Why is that important in art?"
• Sendak: "Because it's truth. You don't want to do something that's all terrifying. I saw the most horrendous movies that were unfit for child's eyes. So what? I managed to survive."
• (from the San Francisco Chronicle)