“I'm in the middle of just trying to impress my nieces, who think I work for the bus company because they saw a picture of me on a bus. I did an independent movie with Mark Pellington (I Melt with You), and then tried to impress my nieces again, by starring opposite Miley Cyrus (in So Undercover). So, basically I'm just trying to get some respect from my family.” ThinkingTryingCompanySawsMiddleMy FamilyOppositesMarkIndependentBusImpressNieceUndercoverMy NieceMiley Author:Jeremy Piven
“With the counseling of my family doctor, my mother ended up turning to Weight Watchers and their children's program. I went to weekly meetings, got counseling and would exercise with my peers who were my size. It was the first time I saw a proper children's portion size, and it wasn't two burgers, it was one.” FirstsChildrenTwoMotherSawsExerciseFirst TimeProgramMy FamilyDoctorsWeightMeetingsSizePortionsPeersCounselingBurgersWatchersWeight WatchersPortion Sizes Author:Ginnifer Goodwin
“My mom had a job, and she also took care of us, and she also took care of Dad - I always saw her pulling triple duty, doing more than I ever felt like she needed to. I made a promise to myself that it would be more of a team effort in my family someday. And because of that, I became more independent.” MadeWould BeCareJobsFeltEffortSawsTeamDutyMomNeededDadPromiseMy FamilyIndependentMy MomSomedayPullingTeam Effort Author:Carrie Underwood
“I wasn't actually going to see the original film [Lord of the Ring], because I didn't think it was possible that a film could represent the books appropriately. So I was protesting, and I wasn't going to see them. And then my family all took a jaunt together, the entire family, to see the movies, and were like, "What, you're just going to stay home?" So I saw the movies and was thoroughly impressed that Peter Jackson managed to make my vision of the book come to life, as well as my sister's and my father's, and my aunt's and my uncle's, everyone's.” ThinkingWellsBookHomeTogetherFilmFatherVisionLordSawsMy FamilyOriginalsRingsMy SisterPeterImpressedUnclesAuntLord Of The Ring Author:Evangeline Lilly
“I left my family, and I left my brother and sister, and I went and lived my dream. I saw everybody, but is it ever enough?” EnoughDreamLeftSawsBrotherMy FamilyMy BrotherBrothers And Sisters Author:Joan Jett
“In the beginning, I was very punk. I was very revolutionary. When they asked me to do Givenchy, I didn't want to do it. My friends pushed me. But the situation with my family was so bad financially. I really did it because, when they told me how much they would pay me, I saw that my sisters and my mom could have a better life.” WantPaySituationSawsMomMy FriendsMy FamilyMy MomRevolutionaryMy SisterPunkBetter LifeGivenchy Author:Riccardo Tisci
“I came back and decided that I wanted to go to college for acting and got my family on board. My mom, who was a single mom, was a little reticent, but I think after that summer [in the Governor's School], she saw a shift in me and realized that it was something I wanted more than just a hobby.” ThinkingLittlesWantedSchoolActingSawsCollegeMomSummerMy FamilyDecidedMy MomBoardsGovernorsHobbiesSingle Mom Author:Zachary Quinto
“My family left Afghanistan in 1976, well before the Communist coup and the Soviet invasion. We certainly thought we would be going back. But when we saw those Soviet tanks rolling into Afghanistan, the prospect for return looked very dim. Few of us, I have to say, envisioned that nearly a quarter century of bloodletting would follow.” WellsWould BeLeftSawsCenturyReturnMy FamilyCommunistAfghanistanQuartersSovietRollingInvasionTanksCoupsBloodletting Author:Khaled Hosseini
“My family endured a big crisis after my father's business went bankrupt and we went from having a comfortable life to having virtually nothing. I saw from that moment how fragile and precarious life can be and you have to work very hard not just to survive but also to accomplish something in life and fulfill your dreams.” HardMomentsDreamBigsFatherSawsComfortableMy FamilyCrisisAccomplishYour DreamsThat MomentFragilePrecariousComfortable Life Author:Shakira
“My whole life I saw how the violence my father created had come back to my family and I thought that I would only make things worse for my mother and my sister if I sought to avenge my father. I had to dare to take a path of peace.” IfsWholeMotherFatherPathSawsViolenceMy FamilyDareWhole LifeMy Sister Author:Juan Pablo Escobar
“You saw we could lose our lives for this child. I would consider that the greatest honor that could come to my family.” ChildrenLosesSawsOur LivesHonorMy FamilyHiding Place Book:The Hiding Place Source: The Hiding Place
“These are pictures of the people in my family where we look like the most awkward and desperate folk you ever saw, poster children for the human condition.” PeopleHumansLooksChildrenSawsConditionsMy FamilyFolksDesperateHuman ConditionAwkwardPosters Author:Anne Lamott