Quotes about "Family & Parenting"

I have a lot of family members that served in the American military. I did not serve; I filled out the selective service. It's one of the regrets for my life. ”

With oil prices plummeting in late 2015 and early 2016, Gulf states have taken the unusual step of issuing sovereign bonds to ease budgetary concerns. ”

Black, poor, without a father most of my life, one of 10 children - it was actually pretty amazing I had made it to the age of 29 without a noose around my neck. ”

The last time I saw my mom was in 1997. My mom started getting sick, and my mom finally passed away in 2002. My mom was my world. My mom was everything to me. We didn't have money. We didn't have a whole lot of materialistic things, but one thing I can truly say, that my mother loved me and all of her children unconditionally. ”

There are sad moments - lonely moments - when you're sitting up in your room all by yourself, shooting on location in Atlanta or Vancouver or L.A., and your family's back home. You can miss home. ”

Singing was something I only did at family functions, but I never took it seriously. ”

Baseball was the escape. I played all throughout my childhood. ”

Parents are sometimes a bit of a disappointment to their children. They don't fulfill the promise of their early years. ”

Parents - especially step-parents - are sometimes a bit of a disappointment to their children. They don't fulfill the promise of their early years. ”

Of course, like all film-makers I've been mesmerised by cinema since I was a child. ”