I have been called a nun with a switchblade where my privacy is concerned. I think there’s a point where one says, that’s for family, that’s for me. less than 1 minute read
I’ve worked on films where the budgets are almost limitless and you’re in trailers that are bigger than a hotel room. You’re taken care of and the food is amazing, the quality of the job is amazing and then you work on smaller things but it never dictates my happiness or my willingness to go to work. less than 1 minute read
I’m worried about that man or woman sitting around - the coffee table tonight or in their kitchen talking about how are we going to get to work. How are we going to have the dignity to take care of our family. less than 1 minute read
In a big family the first child is kind of like the first pancake. If it’s not perfect, that’s okay, there are a lot more coming along. less than 1 minute read
The family wage has been eroded by the same developments that have promoted consumerism as a way of life. less than 1 minute read
It is no longer an unwritten law of American capitalism that industry will attempt to maintain wages at a level that allows a single wage to support a family. less than 1 minute read
If anything interferes with my inner peace, I will walk away. Arguments with family members. All that stuff. None of it matters. less than 1 minute read
Mental illness is the last frontier. The gay thing is part of everyday life now on a show like ‘Modern Family,’ but mental illness is still full of stigma. Maybe it is time for that to change. less than 1 minute read
For families across the UK who are income-poor, but more than that, whose lives are blighted by worklessness, educational failure, family breakdown, problem debt and poor health, as well as other problems, giving them an extra pound - say through increased benefits - will not address the reason they find themselves in difficulty in the first place. less than 1 minute read
Studies have shown that since women have had access to the pill and family planning measures, they have made huge gains in both wages and in careers that were dominated by men. less than 1 minute read
