Quotes About Family

We grew up fishing, and we take it seriously.

I grew up in bowling alleys.

I have a bunch of brothers. I grew up with a big family.

I grew up listening to country music with my dad on the way to school.

I don't actually watch 'Grey's Anatomy.' When I was in it, I kind of knew that it was a big deal. My sister's a big fan, so I kind of knew.

Wayward, disobedient children cause their parents grief and anxiety.

Even with my father and brother dying, I didn't quite process the grief.

When I was 12, my mother passed away from heart failure, leaving us in grief and in debt from her medical bills.

I grew up in a very healthy nuclear family, and I was fortunate enough to not have to deal with loss and grief as a child.

It's a different kind of grief when you lose a parent.

I didn't realize I was still grieving for my father at 30-something.

Mom was so funny and loving to us kids. She was our first audience. When my dad died, I was suddenly alone in the house with her because my two older brothers were away at college. I was the man of the house, and she was the grieving woman.

It would be a lie to say that people are coming to adoption with joy at all times. Hope, perhaps, but it would be disingenuous to say that every part coming to an adoption isn't seriously grieving.

I think 'Manchester' is really about grieving and trying to get on after something terrible has happened to an adult, and a whole life being destroyed, and then, what are the forces that keep him involved with the people he loves? They love him, and they won't let him go.

My mother was not the cook in the family. My dad was. I'd watch him behind the grill, and I said, 'If I ever make it and have enough money, I'm going to make sure I dine in the best restaurants.'

Well, our children do know what this industry is about, but they have a good grip on who they are.

'True Grit' is one of the few books my sons let me read to them - and paid attention to - when they were younger.

My mum worked in a grocery shop and played football, and my dad worked with cars, a sales director, and he played to almost a professional level. His dad played as well.

My average day is with my wife and kids in Dublin, doing school runs, grocery store, feeding and walking the dogs.

It's not that hard to stay grounded. It's the way I was brought up.

My friends and family keep me grounded.

Home is like my detox: it's what keeps me grounded.

My friends and family would not let me get big-headed - they make sure I stay grounded.

I've been a fortunate girl: I grew up in a family that loved me from day one. I feel well grounded and lucky from that. So everything else is a bonus, because I grew up in this family that I adored, and adored me, and I think when you have that, you are already ahead of the game in the sense of how you feel about yourself.