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You don't need too much to have an agenda of how to father. You just have to be a good person. The interactions at home between you and your spouse and the way you deal with your kids in certain situations, that's what they take. ”
I went through big things at too young of an age, but, naturally, when you're young you're also adventurous. ”
Every time I found an egg to eat, or when I survived a storm in which trees were collapsing all around me, I felt that it was Providence. I don't need to believe - I know. ”
My Uncle Nissim studied Kabbalah. Just before he died, he gave this tiny book, its pages yellow with age. He said it had special powers. I had a feeling that the book helped to keep me safe. My daughter is called Nissim after him. ”
Did I pray for death? I did one time. I wanted to die so badly. And I didn't want to die. I wanted to rest, you know. And I knew the only rest I would find is in death. ”
There's much more activity in England than in Greece. Or at least there's a lot more development, which obviously brings another set of problems. ”
Most times, women are seen through the male gaze, so they are often shown as housewives, girlfriends, or objects of desire. ”
People are flying you places in business class. Everyone wants to take pictures of you and find out information about you. It's a freak-out. But the more you push boundaries, the more you get ahead. ”
I've always had that maternal thing: that connection with street kids and people who are misfits. ”
I wanted to be a cool mom. It was hectic. I felt very isolated for a long time, but in the end, it was cool because it helped me and Ninja stick together. If we hadn't, we would have maybe drifted. ”