Quotes About Upbringing

I didn't come from a council estate like a lot of the lads do.

My mother was a leading lady in a local theatre in Birmingham, Alabama, where I grew up.

I am a Tambrahm born and brought up in Jamshedpur 20 years of my life, as my father worked for the Tatas there. My mother was a chief manager in the Bank of India and the only lady manager in Bihar in those times.

I can tell when I meet you, within three minutes, how you were raised. When I met Lady Gaga on the 'American Horror' set... beautifully brought up.

I was a good kid. My parents laid rules out for me, and I followed them.

I definitely had very strong male figures in my life, who, when I look back, clearly laid the foundations to who I am.

I grew up in L.A., so I'm a huge Lakers fan and Kobe fan.

I grew up a Lakers and a Clippers fan.

I loved basketball and grew up with the Lakers and Magic Johnson. That was a big part of me.

Anyone who grows up with parents who are very influential, there are cases where people run away from that if they have parents who are really lame.

While most kids turned their heads in disgust as a plateful of broccoli landed before them, I ate what I was given. My mum would harp on about how 'life is not a cafe' - I still hear that mantra in my sleep.

I grew up in Melbourne.

I was an altar boy and a choir member.

I think in terms of the parents that I had, I sort of drew a bad hand, or bad karma; who knows? And I did have a family that was complicated, with some quite eccentric members. So there was a lot of grist there.

My mother was a great bringer-up of children. My memories are of a sense of security and comfort.

I grew up in Japan. It's my first memories of life are Japan.

'm just going to be a good friend to my kid. One thing I definitely want to change is that whole 'I don't want you to make the same mistakes' mentality. My dad didn't have much money growing up; he didn't have much of an education. He forced that on me, and I didn't want it.

There's a certain mentality that military brats have, you know? Especially if you're a male, and your father's the one in the forces.

The mentality that I have now comes from my parents, both of whom were judo fighters and they were very competitive.

I was raised by the state of California, and then various families and mentors.

I was a big fan of hardcore music growing up, black metal.

My dad raised me on metal, but my first serious love was hip-hop.

I was reared in the conservative atmosphere of a Methodist parsonage.

I grew up in the United Methodist Church, and church was always a very big part of my growing up.