I used to say that my own father was dead, because he might as well have been. He was in Argentina and didn't play a part in my life. He and my mother divorced when I was only two.
Olivia Hussey
Related When I was a kid, my father didn't really have much hope for me. He thought I was a dreamer; he ... FRANK GEHRY I think that my father would find it so confusing that people want to imitate him. Not because he di... PATTI DAVIS I was born five days before D-Day in 1944. My father was a mechanical engineer, which was a reserved... ROBERT POWELL My mother and my father were teachers. My grandmother and my grandfather were teachers. This is some... WARREN BEATTY My own interest in art was because of my mother. My father didn't like contemporary art, so he d... DAVID ROCKEFELLER When my sister and I were very young, my father used to tell us fairy stories that he'd made up.... NICOLAS ROEG Mummy was absolutely the rock in my life. It was not that I didn't love my father; he was such a... MIRIAM MARGOLYES Unlike my mother, who was unashamedly delighted when I decided to become an actor, I always feel tha... MARTIN CLUNES My father could have been deported because on his immigration application he said that he was a prin... JOE ESZTERHAS We spoke French at home and I didn't know any English until I went to school. My mother was Fren... JOANNE HARRIS My father was a joyous, joyous spirit, he really was. He was a hedonist, that was just - he enjoyed ... CARRIE FISHER My father was an artist. When life was harder and he couldn't get jobs, he painted houses, but h... RALPH LAUREN My father was murdered when I was two. Duane, even though he was only a year and 18 days my elder, h... GREGG ALLMAN My father's life was so decimated by his earliest experiences. His mother died when he was 7 yea... WALTER MOSLEY My parents divorced when I was 3 years old. They had a lounge act in Las Vegas, where I was born. Th... JENNY LEWIS My dad was in the army. World War II. He got his college education from the army. After World War II... AL PACINO My mother and my father have been married 50 years, and he's just started to understand that som... HUEY NEWTON People say, 'Oh, to be the daughter of Picasso!' But it's not as extravagant as it seems... PALOMA PICASSO My father was a soldier, which meant that he was a warrior, which meant that he was important. My mo... SPIKE MILLIGAN My mother died of cystic fibrosis before I knew her. I was two years old, and I don't remember h... JOHN LLOYD YOUNG I'm used to shifting languages because my father used to speak to us, to my brother and I, he us... J. M. G. LE CLEZIO My father was never around. It was almost as if he didn't exist. I would tell my friends he was ... DANNY AIELLO When I was a child, I had wax in my ears. Dad didn't take me to the doctor, he used me as a nigh... LES DAWSON When I was a teenager, my father went bust. He could have declared himself bankrupt, but he was an h... JO NESBO I'm used to very strong women because my mother was particularly strong, and my father was away ... RIDLEY SCOTT I've met the Dalai Lama briefly, but I would probably say my grandfather was the wisest person I... SALMAN RUSHDIE My father was an aspiring country singer and songwriter. He just didn't get that off that ground... RONNIE DUNN Life is precious, and when someone dies it's an opportunity to realise how precious it is. My br... VAL KILMER My father left his piano at the house when he left, and I wasn't allowed to play it when he was ... PRINCE I was very down as a teenager, very upset because I had gotten hurt in a car accident. But my dad wa... BONNIE HUNT My father earned every penny he had, and I would have loved to have bought him a Rolls-Royce because... BRUCE FORSYTH With my father and uncle so involved in racing, it was the only thing I ever knew, so I'm sure t... JACQUES VILLENEUVE Before I was married, I didn't consider my failure to manage even basic hand tools a feminist in... AYELET WALDMAN I was a Yankee fan in Brooklyn because my father was a Yankee fan. And my father was required to liv... RUDY GIULIANI My father and my mother separated when I was two. CARLA GUGINO When I was a kid, I used to pretend to be Bond; I used to make up scenarios and irritate my sister a... ANEURIN BARNARD My father lived by the philosophy, 'Be yourself, because everyone else is taken,' and he mad... TOMMY LEE The reason why I found acting is because my father passed away. He passed away really young. I was g... ADEPERO ODUYE I never liked my father. He really was a dullard and misanthrope. My mother and he were married for ... EDMUND WHITE I had written two or three books before my husband noticed that in every one of them a family member... JENNY NIMMO My father was very energetic; my mother was very energetic. He lived to a very old age, and so did m... DONALD TRUMP He was a little of both. I didn't know much in those days, because it was only my third film. I was ... ROBERT WISE When I was younger, I didn't have the finer things in life. It was around me - the cars, the jew... LARENZ TATE You cannot get me to be disloyal to a friend. You just can't do it. Loyalty is a part of what I ... JIM BROWN My favourite part is when GreenHollyWood says to don't lie and then he lies to my mother... so far i... DEYTH BANGER I'm lucky that I hooked up with my husband because he not only helps me but there's a joy for him as... SUSAN LUCCI My father was a doctor, but he was what I would call an intellectual - very well-read and very inter... SHIRIN NESHAT First, I wanted to be Chris Farley. When I was growing up, Chris Farley was still on the stages and ... JAKE JOHNSON I had a little insight into life that most kids probably didn't have. My mother was a schoolteac... CHARLES KURALT My father was a little frightening - a huge man, six foot four - and he looked like God. He was alwa... JENNIFER JOHNSTON There was a great strain in our family because my father didn't want anything to do with me. He ... CAROL VORDERMAN My father was overbearing. Very controlling. He was always the way he is, even before my success. He... MACAULAY CULKIN My mother used to say, "He who angers you, conquers you!" But my mother was a saint. ELIZABETH KENNY Growing up, my father was a financial analyst for an oil company. He was just a regular dad. And whe... ERIC MCCORMACK My grandmother wanted my father to be a teacher because she was a teacher. He didn't go down tha... JOHN MORGRIDGE I remember my agent at ICM at the beginning of my career telling me that I wasn't pretty enough,... WHITNEY CUMMINGS My father was the youngest of six brothers, and he was the brains. I never thought he was making wha... ALAN C. GREENBERG My father was an insurance man and a small-time gambler. He was a good man, but he had an eye for th... DON RICKLES My life has always been with my dad. Since I can remember, I was raised by my father my entire life.... APOLO OHNO My parents didn't make a lot of money. My dad was not a high school graduate - he didn't hav... AL FRANKEN My dad used to ignore me when I was a kid. He couldn't stand my voice, so he just used to ignore... ALISON GOLDFRAPP I'd say my artistic bent definitely came from my father, who was a trial lawyer. And if you'... OMARI HARDWICK My father died when I was 11. He was a vaudeville comedian. He worked in one movie, 'Ladies of t... TERI GARR My son was born during my last semester in college. His due date was Thanksgiving, but he didn't... LZ GRANDERSON I was myself brought up with my brother, whose name was Matthias, for he was my own brother, by both... FLAVIUS JOSEPHUS My father was in Congress when I was born. He was mayor my whole life from when I was in grade schoo... NANCY PELOSI I have been changing my diet on my own. I haven't had any salt in the last month, and I cut out caff... DANA QUIGLEY My father died when I was 7. I was his favorite child, and he was my beloved father. I brought him a... P. L. TRAVERS At times he could be very critical. He didn't like prints on me. He didn't like stripes. He ... PRISCILLA PRESLEY From when I was 7 until I was 22, I played football. That was always my struggle as a kid. I always ... GAVIN O'CONNOR I was really proactive in trying to heal my family. I wouldn't give up. My whole life was about ... SOPHIE B. HAWKINS When I was six years old, my parents told me that we were moving back home to Armenia. I didn't ... HENRIKH MKHITARYAN My father is a teacher; my mother was a telecom employee. I come from Palermo; I was raised in Ethio... LUCA GUADAGNINO My father cared about the world he lived in, and so he admitted his confusion about his place in Ame... WALTER MOSLEY My father was a really funny guy. He lived a good long life. And he was the reason I wanted to be fu... CAROL LEIFER My mother started to suffer from multiple sclerosis, but nobody knew what MS was then. My father did... RUTH RENDELL The two saddest moments of my life were when my mother died and when I was told I couldn't play ... ART DONOVAN My mom loved rock n' roll. My father hated it. We couldn't play it when he was around. He li... PATTI SMITH My mother's husband died when I was 4, and I thought he was my dad until I was 15 and found out that... ORLANDO BLOOM My mother says I was two-and-a-half when I started playing. My father was a minister, and when he we... TORI AMOS My father was slower, but he was severer than my mother, who was quick but light and irregular in di... LINCOLN STEFFENS He became a father-figure to me. He was a big part of my life. DAVE FLEMING Literature has been part of my life for as long as I can remember. I can't think back before a t... ALEXANDRA ADORNETTO I believed what my father taught me about the separation of church and state, so when I was Presiden... JIMMY CARTER My dad was pretty strict. We didn't even get to watch any of his movies until I was, like, 17 ye... DAMON WAYANS, JR. My father, we bumped heads when I was younger, much younger... I had different ideas that I shared w... ZIGGY MARLEY My real father died when I was two years old, so I never knew him. He was a barber in Chicago. DONALD JOHANSON My mother approved, my father just didn't accept the idea of my being an actor. I think that's the r... JAMES STEWART Oscar Hammerstein was a surrogate father during all those many days, and weeks and months when I did... STEPHEN SONDHEIM When my sister and I came along, my father's political life was completely over. He ran for pres... ANNE COX CHAMBERS As a father, I always want my son to be perfect. When he was young, I tried to train him in martial ... JACKIE CHAN There is no substitute for kindness in the home. This lesson I learned from my father. He always lis... JOSEPH B. WIRTHLIN My father superintended the English part of my education, and to his care I am indebted for anything... JOHN MARSHALL My father used to act in high school. He was in a production of 'Othello;' I don't know ... LUPITA NYONG'O I was a weird teenager. My mother was actually worried because I didn't have any interest in dat... KIESZA My father was a Jewish immigrant who settled in Argentina and was left to his own devices at the age... CESAR MILSTEIN I've never been discriminated against, but I have witnessed discrimination. I was talking to a d... TIA MOWRY I have been a goof my whole life. I wasn't really the popular girl in school and didn't have... MALIN AKERMAN My father was a certain kind of man - I saw how he treated my mother and his family and how he treat... SIDNEY POITIER I'm Muhammad Ali's daughter, but my father and I are very different in that area. I don'... LAILA ALI
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OLIVIA COLMAN I want everyone to know what they deserve in relationships: that they can demand equality and kindne... OLIVIA COLMAN Actually, lots of women, when they're pregnant, feel like steel. They feel incredible. OLIVIA COLMAN If I didn't have children I might be more of a lush than I am. I like booze. I struggle with smo... OLIVIA COLMAN I feel fortunate that I'm not a beauty. I'm not a classic beauty. I feel it is harder for gi... OLIVIA COLMAN I've always wanted to play a Marvel baddie. I'm not sure I fit the mold, though. Like a powe... OLIVIA COLMAN As a child, I thought, 'Once I am a grown-up, there will be no more fear, no more worries,' ... OLIVIA COLMAN My daughter's still so tiny at the moment; she's just a sweet little meaty thing. But of cou... OLIVIA COLMAN I'm not a pin-up, thankfully. I'm not suggesting I feel unconfident. I am beautiful to my hu... OLIVIA COLMAN If something touches me, I cry. That's it. I'm a bit raw, a bit rubbish, really. Often, a di... OLIVIA COLMAN I am a bit sickie happy. I am prone to black clouds too, but... I am embarrassed about them. It'... OLIVIA COLMAN The first time I did a school play was the first time I felt I was good at anything at all. I just l... OLIVIA COLMAN Dementia is such a terrifying thing for all of us, and we are particularly bad at coping with old pe... OLIVIA COLMAN I was never one of those surly teenagers who doesn't smile. My lovely godfather said it was alwa... OLIVIA COLMAN I am just an actor - all I do is I memorise someone else's words and tart around. OLIVIA COLMAN Proper love should be utterly supportive and comfortable, and it feels like a raincoat or a jacket p... OLIVIA COLMAN I don't like the bullying, do-one-over style of comedy. It's so cheap. OLIVIA COLMAN I don't believe that if I came out as bisexual the world will change. But it's really import... OLIVIA THIRLBY When I have really blonde hair, I usually go for a more natural look, wearing way less makeup. OLIVIA WILDE I'm a natural blonde, but I feel like a brunette. I feel like people treat me now how I should b... OLIVIA WILDE Have you ever truly, keenly felt like you don't know who you are? Do you ever do something and think... OLIVIA SUDJIC She was limp and pathetic and woozy and I loved her, I realised, even more because I knew how comple... OLIVIA SUDJIC So many people have said that to me, that what they really like about Alex is what she brings out in... OLIVIA WILDE If I have to draw attention away from some hormone-induced acne on my chin, I put on a lot of mascar... OLIVIA WILDE A geek isn't the skinny kid with a pocket protector and acne. There can be computer geeks, video... OLIVIA MUNN The word 'geek' today does not mean what it used to mean. A geek isn't the skinny kid wi... OLIVIA MUNN My father was king of the guidebooks and our holidays were always planned, taking us from a great ga... OLIVIA WILLIAMS I think we all suffer from acute blindness at times. Life is a constant journey of trying to open yo... OLIVIA THIRLBY My parents' long and happy marriage was a great ideal to live up to, but a tough one. OLIVIA WILLIAMS I think what ruins relationships and causes most fights is insecurity. OLIVIA WILDE My mum was a nurse, and her passion was geriatric care. I used to love listening to the old people... OLIVIA COLMAN It was the day he learned that smart, witty girls were brighter than sunlight. OLIVIA FULLER He put his fingertips against her forehead. "You must be at least this tall to ride The B... OLIVIA CUNNING I read so many things because a colleague or a friend will post something, and I'll be able to l... OLIVIA WILDE Fear of carbs, of gluten, of everything - we've distanced ourselves from the beauty of food, the... OLIVIA WILDE I know I only want him,' she said between sobs, the syllables all wrong, 'because he doesn't want OLIVIA SUDJIC It was helpful to have the confidence of youth that came from a lack of desperation. I thought, '... OLIVIA WILDE Documentaries are a powerful and effective way of bridging the gap between worlds, breaking through ... OLIVIA WILDE It's not actually OK to just be apathetic about anything. OLIVIA WILDE If you stand up for women, then don't bash me. OLIVIA MUNN A lot of people assume that women of a certain age who are not unattractive have no excuse for not h... OLIVIA WILDE You can over-think things. If the script's good, everything you need is in there. I just try and... OLIVIA COLMAN If the script's good, everything you need is in there. I just try and feel it, and do it honestl... OLIVIA COLMAN I can't give more than I have. It doesn't matter if I am the most beautiful person in the ro... OLIVIA THIRLBY Though I did not know her exact address, that she appeared to live almost within breathing distance ... OLIVIA SUDJIC