“You know, people see [August: Osage County], and I tell them that it's based on my family, and they assume that I came from some kind of horrible, hysterical circumstances. That's not true. My family, my nuclear family, was actually very close. My mom and dad were great parents and they encouraged a real rich, creative life for me and my brothers. My extended family, like every family, has some darkness, and some violence of some kind, emotional or otherwise, in their past.” PeopleKnowsKindRealPastParentDarknessCreativeRichViolenceEmotionalBrotherMomDadCircumstancesMy FamilyAssumingMy MomNuclearHorribleMy BrotherCountyAugustMom And DadHystericalCreative LifeExtended FamilyGreat ParentsNuclear Families Author:Tracy Letts
“Life is horrible, but it is not relentlessly black from wire to wire. You can sit down and hear a Mozart symphony, or you can watch the Marx Brothers, and this will give you a pleasant escape for a while. And that is about the best that you can do.” GivingLife IsBlackCan DoWatchesBrotherDown AndHorriblePleasantWireSymphonyMarx Brothers Author:Woody Allen
“The scariest time of my life was when I knew my Nana was dying. It was horrible, as there's nothing I could do to stop it. I grew up living with my Mum, brother and Nana (my mum's mum), so it felt like I lost a parent rather than a grandparent. It makes you realise the fragility of life.” LostFeltParentDyingBrotherGrewGrew UpHorribleRealisingMumGrandparentFragilityTime Of My LifeFragility Of Life Author:Nikki Sanderson