Quotes About Family

I quit college and neglected to tell my dad.

My parents never discouraged me. There were a couple times when my dad criticized a couple things that I did, but it was nothing. So through the bad shows, I never wanted to quit.

It's impossible to be someone you're not, so quit trying. I am as passionate about my hobbies as I am about my work and my family. All three are equally important to me at all times.

I was so angry at God for taking my father from me that I marched up to my mother before the funeral and told her I was going to quit nursing school. I just wanted to stop living.

My mom quit her whole life and came to live with me in California.

What's wrong with social climbing? What's wrong with trying to improve your lot in life? And if you do, what happens if your family doesn't? Is that betraying your roots? Are you being dishonest? I had a really good job, and it paid really well. Am I supposed to quit it out of loyalty to my parents?

I came into the industry much after my sister quit. Not once did she demotivate me.

Our parents did a good job of instilling values in us, being able to do something you love. And when it gets hard, don't quit. To have faith in times where things might get hard in basketball, or maybe in life. It's being able to have a support system. Being able to have family, to help you through whatever.

I wanted to quit school, and get an agent. My parents wouldn't let me. They wanted me to have an another option, to get a degree under my belt.

When I was trying to balance my corporate career and theatre, my dad asked me to quit my job and concentrate on my acting career. But I was hesitant because I was equally passionate about both.

Everyone knows my parents were crazy enough to let me quit high school so I could sing.

I think my father is nearly perfect. I think he's quite handsome, except a bit fat.

I quite like the idea of family. That's probably the greatest achievement in the world. I've got a lot to achieve workwise - I'd love to direct - but family would be good.

I've done fine in this business, but I've never made quite enough money to have a family or have many options.

It's my mother's engagement ring so I thought it was quite nice because obviously she's not going to be around to share any of the fun and excitement of it all - this was my way of keeping her close to it all.

I don't blame my own parents for the way I grew up, as quite often there is little choice in these issues.

London does two things for me: it makes me feel connected, and it also makes me feel very isolated and quite lonely at times, and that's someone with two children in their family.

I can't think I've ever loved anybody quite as much... My mother was my life, really; she was my entire world.

I like to be loved by my children, and I quite like the Guardian hating me.

You need quite good shock absorbers and a sense of humour to be the Prime Minister's child.

I'm a good dad and a fair husband, and I work quite a bit.

The announcement that I was going to be an actor was made when was I was 10 years old. And that didn't go down all that well, but I had a lot of years to butter up my parents. My parents have mellowed quite a bit, but, growing up, there was a sense that the only real professions were doctor, engineer, lawyer. Those were your choices.

My wife and children seem to like me quite a bit, and as long as that is true, I'm really OK.

I'm a good dad and a fair husband and I work quite a bit. That takes up a fair amount of time.