“The Midwest isn't somewhere you mix with those from the performing arts. But my mum and dad would go off to Chicago every so often to see shows. They would bring back the albums and the movies, those little eight metres, and we would all watch. I think that was when I fell in love with acting.” ThinkingLittlesArtShowsActingWatchesDadAlbumsEightPerformingChicagoMumMidwestPerforming ArtsMum And Dad Author:Willem Dafoe
“I watched Italia '90 with my Mum and Dad and my brother, you know, leaping around the house when the penalties were on... It would be great to be part of that, to have that kind of impact.” KnowsKindWould BeHouseFansBrotherDadImpactSoccerMy BrotherMumPenaltiesLiverpoolMum And Dad Author:Steven Gerrard
“You do need parental guidance and I was in a great position with both my mum and dad. They split when I was a baby but even though I stayed with my mom they were both very much involved in my upbringing.” NeedsPositionBabyMomDadInvolvedMy MomGuidanceSplitsMumUpbringingParentalMum And DadParental Guidance Author:Leonardo DiCaprio
“Often as a child you see someone with a learning disability or Down's Syndrome and my mum and dad were always very quick to explain exactly what was going on and to be in their own way inclusive and welcoming.” WayChildrenDadWelcomeDisabilityMumSyndromesMum And DadLearning Disability Author:Christopher Eccleston
“I know exactly where I've come from, I know exactly who my mum and dad are.” KnowsDadMumMum And Dad Author:Christopher Eccleston
“I lived in Peckham for the first 12 years of my life and then my mum and dad decided they really didn't want to bring up their children there. So they saved up money and bought a house in Plumstead, semi-detached, three bedrooms.” WantYearsFirstsChildrenThreeHouseDadDecidedSavedMumBedroomDetachedMum And Dad Author:Tinie Tempah
“I wanted to make a point of basing myself at home, being close to my family. I'll never be able to repay Mum and Dad for what they did, but at least they know they'll never have to work another day. I'll do whatever it takes to look after them.” KnowsLooksHomeAbleWantedDadMy FamilyMumAnother DayWhatever It TakesMum And Dad Author:Rory McIlroy
“Ours was a very progressive Protestant family, but my parents were God-loving rather than God-fearing. We went to church, and I still go with my mum and dad when I return home - it's a family thing. I played flute in my dad's marching band, but I had an integrated upbringing. We had a lot of Catholic friends.” StillsHomeParentChurchReturnDadBandCatholicMy DadProgressiveMumUpbringingLoving GodIntegratedProtestantsFlutesMum And DadMarching Band Author:James Nesbitt
“I feel very warm towards Mum and Dad for giving us the independence they did. My childhood, and the fact we didn't have a TV, gave me a boundless imagination.” GivingFeelsFactsImaginationChildhoodTvsDadIndependenceWarmMumBoundlessMum And Dad Author:Dido Armstrong
“But while mum and dad were incredibly caring, it was also a very chaotic household where everyone fought about everything. So I know what it's like to internalize all that chaos.” KnowsDadChaosCaringHouseholdMumChaoticMum And Dad Author:Dave Eggers
“I'm one of five kids and we lived on a massive farm in New South Wales with my mum and dad.” KidsFiveDadSouthMassiveFarmsMumWalesMum And Dad Author:Abbie Cornish
“Before, I guess, mum and dad were everything, but now, in my case, I had two new girls and all of a sudden they're completely dependent on you and there's a third generation. It's a funny shift all of a sudden. You have the babies, you have yourself and then you have your parents.” TwoGirlParentCasesGenerationsBabyDadThirdsDependentMumMum And DadNew Girl Author:Roger Federer
“My dad is Greek and my mum Jamaican. My grandparents brought me up for most of my childhood, but I saw my mum and dad all the time.” SawsChildhoodDadMy DadGreekMumGrandparentMum And DadJamaicans Author:Lianne La Havas
“I've got a really great family round me, two sisters and an older brother and my mum and dad. Everybody's equal.” TwoBrotherDadEqualRoundsMumReally GreatOlder BrotherGreat FamilyMum And DadTwo Sisters Author:Nicholas Hoult
“In the '80s the band was 24/7. You were only as good as what you were producing at any given moment. Now my family is more important. I also think having the shock of your mum and dad dying humbles you slightly.” ThinkingImportantMomentsGivenDyingDadBandMy FamilyShockMum80sYour MumMum And Dad Author:Gary Kemp