Quotes About Family

A grandparent can be simply affirming. A grandparent has been there, done that child-raising stuff, and has the wisdom of experience. And so in some ways, they're free to love without the anxiety of being the actual parents. They're free to give.

When you've got kids, you don't want to pass on the angst and the anxiety.

I love being a hands on dad I can't imagine it any other way.

I would rather be with my kids than anybody else.

My dad knows me better than anybody else. He probably knows me better than me.

I don't watch a lot of TV anymore. A lot of it isn't the kind of thing you can feel comfortable with watching with your kids. And I still feel that way even though, now, my kids are in their 30s.

I was raised on Marvin Gaye. Before I knew Babyface or anyone else, I knew Marvin Gaye. My mother played Marvin Gaye.

My children have been my friends and they share anything and everything with me.

I encourage my daughter to feel comfortable coming to me about anything and everything. I am her mother, and that's what I am here for.

Seeing my child born is so much more important than anything else I've got going on.

Anytime I get to come home and work, it is special for me.

Anytime you get to play your brother, it's a lot of fun.

Anytime you have a child, it's one of your best days.

There's something about home that you just can't find anywhere else in the world.

War tore my family apart.

Apart from family I really admire A.R. Rahman and Sachin Tendulakr.

I want to appeal to family audiences, I would never want to alienate women and kids.

If you've been fortunate enough to do a film that appeals to the entire family, that's the audience that's probably going to come back to you in something else.

It's important to be able to listen to your children. A lot of times, I'll make a decision about something, but our children have learned to make appeals and express their opinions. And a lot of times, they have better ideas than I do about things.

'The Flintstones' was the first animated series to appear on nighttime TV.

Here I am getting $50,000 for personal appearances. Everyone wants a piece of me. But my kids think no one could possibly think Dad is cool.

I appeared in several of Dad's films - at the time, I didn't really appreciate how great a director he was.

I applaud my mother now for getting me through that time and making me believe in myself.

I love making apple strudel.