Quotes About Memories

I love what TLC did with the baggy pants. I love a lot of throwbacks.

I asked my kids, 'Do you know what Papa used to do.' They said, 'You were a boxer, you won the Olympics!' And that's what they know.

Papa loved to have me show off my scars.

I experienced a lot of loss after his death. I lost my city because of all the paparazzi descending upon us. I actually lost my journal during that time, oddly enough. I literally couldn't hold on to anything.

On paper, it looks rough, but I had a great childhood.

Growing up, 'Newsday' was the paper that was delivered to my doorstep every day.

When I was a kid, I used to deliver the newspaper all over town, cramming papers between screen doors and into mailboxes and under doormats.

Coldplay was big for me in the 2000s. 'Parachutes' was a good album.

I remember street corners and pickets and parades. That's what I got teethed on.

I was first influenced by a friend in fifth grade when he brought a Walkman to school and was listening to 'Paradise City' by Guns 'N Roses, which he had concealed within his hoodie. He put the headphones over my ears and I was completely blown away by what I heard. I'll never forget that.

When I was a boy, it was paradise to go hunting with my father.

The paradox is, I can't miss the good things about my father while he is alive, but I will of course miss him... when he is dead.

It wasn't until I was 14 that I finally saw her films. We found an old 16-millimeter projector in the attic, put up a bedsheet - I ironed it myself - and watched reels that were given to her by Paramount.

Losing a parent is a hard thing... I often sit here and think it would be great if mum and dad were alive and had a chance to see their grandkids grow up.

It's a very difficult thing losing a parent, but I think there's an added complication for me, because he was so well-loved and he had this very open charm that made people feel they had a personal relationship with him.

I lost my dad when I was younger, and I know what it's like to lose a beloved parent.

If you lose a parent, it never goes away. As a kid, I dreamed about my father coming back for 15 or 20 years. I still do sometimes.

When a parent dies, the whole house of cards comes down.

There's no easy time to lose a parent.

If you lose a parent, no matter at what age, every five or 10 years you have a different way of missing them and a different way of getting on with your life.

Once, the parental bed collapsed because all the children sat on it at once.

Being able to build with my kids using my own Lego pieces that I've had for over 30 years combined with their new sets, that's really special. I can't think of anything else that was part of my childhood and now part of my parenthood.

Childhood is a short season.

When my kids ask me, 'What did you do when you were 18?' I will tell them I was already at Paris Saint-Germain, that I was already a star and had to stay at home. I'll have my stories about home.