“When I was young, my family didn't go on outings to the circus or trips to Disneyland. We couldn't afford them. Instead, we stayed in our small rural West Texas town, and my parents took us to cemeteries.” YoungParentGoes OnMy FamilyTownsWestTexasCircusCemeteryDisneylandWest Texas Author:Jenny Lawson
“My mother lives in Moscow, and I would like to visit her. Now she always has to travel to Finland or a Baltic country to meet me. But I have to expect that my papers would be confiscated in Moscow immediately, and that they would harass my family. I can still have more impact in the West with my books and lectures.” StillsI CanBookCountryWould BeMotherPaperMy FamilyImpactWestPapersLecturesMoscowFinland Author:Garry Kasparov
“I've always liked it here. Part of me is Irish. My family comes from the west coast, so whenever I come to Ireland I get a wee tingling in my heart that I'm where I belong.” HeartMy HeartMy FamilyWestIrelandCoastWest Coast Author:Billy Connolly
“Off pitch, I keep things simple. I enjoy spending time with my family. I never forget my roots and regularly give back to children in West Africa. I support several youth associations, and I am also involved in the protection of the forest in my country [Ivory Coast]. When away from home, I mostly miss people and enjoying a good laugh with my peers.” PeopleGivingChildrenCountryHomeEnjoySimpleForgetSupportLaughingMissingYouthInvolvedRootsMy FamilyWestProtectionSpendingForestsNever ForgetAssociationPeersCoastGiving BackSpending TimeIvoryAway From HomeGood LaughWest Africa Author:Yaya Toure
“Half of my family is in Los Angeles, so my cousin was the first person to play me, like, Snoop Dogg, and I would always feel like 'Omg I shouldn't be listening to this,' and my other cousin was the first to introduce me to Aaliyah, so every time I'd go to the West Coast, I'd get those West Coast vibes.” FeelsFirstsPersonsPlayHalfListeningMy FamilyWestLos AngelesIntroducingCoastCousinFirst PersonMy CousinWest CoastVibes Author:Jillian Hervey
“We would also go to musicals. So Singing In the Rain, On the Town, and West Side Story. Especially West Side Story because played that a lot before VCRs, so that would be something that would be a big deal if it came on, you caught it. So that really started, my family was not in show business at all but really loved that kind of thing.” IfsKindStoriesShowsBigsWould BeSidesDealsSingingRainMy FamilyTownsWestCaughtShow BusinessBig DealWest SideVcrWest Side StorySinging In The Rain Author:Marisa Tomei
“My brother became so enamored with that film [West Side Story], that he started taking tap-dancing lessons, and I followed him and started tap dancing, and my mother and father started tap dancing - I was in a class with my family, tap dancing!” StoriesFilmMotherFatherSidesClassBrotherLessonsMy FamilyDancingWestMy BrotherMother And FatherEnamoredWest SideTap DancingWest Side Story Author:Marisa Tomei
“It was tough [to move to the Golden State Warriors] because of my success level in New York. To leave this city and go out west and move my family was tough, but this is part of the business. Something as a player that might happen to you.” StatesMightHappensMovingLevelsCitiesPlayerNew YorkToughMy FamilyWestGoldenWarrior Author:John Starks
“It is totally different making films in the East than in the West. In the East, I make my own Jackie Chan films, and it's like my family. Sometimes I pick up the camera because I choreograph all the fighting scenes, even when I'm not fighting. I don't have my own chair. I just sit on the set with everybody.” DifferentSometimesFilmFightingMy OwnScenePicksMy FamilyCamerasWestEastChairsJackie Author:Jackie Chan