It is because my dad died suddenly that I became an actor. I thought, I’m going to make money doing this thing I enjoy. less than 1 minute read
I had to learn how to chop wood actually - I don’t think my dad would have let me go chop wood in the backyard growing up. less than 1 minute read
My dad loved black singers. So listening to New Orleans music, eventually I wanted to play an instrument. less than 1 minute read
People say I’m not good at writing about men. My dad left when I was 16. Give me a break. I’m doing the best I can. less than 1 minute read
Dad worked in a warehouse when I was little and I didn’t see him for three years as he was doing all the overtime God gave him to buy me new ballet shoes, or a new tutu. less than 1 minute read
I was born and brought up in Liverpool with my clever little sister Jemma, who is 14 and wants to be a vet. My mum Jane is an administrator and my dad Peter is a taxi driver. less than 1 minute read
And then before going back for my sophomore year, I decided to change my major to arts and sciences, and my dad cut a deal with me: He said if I’d quit school he’d pay my rent for the next three years, as if I were in school. less than 1 minute read
If I have a problem, stuff’s going through my head, I feel like using, I usually go and talk to my dad… I decided to get sober a lot younger than he did. He first tried to get sober when he was like 32, I believe. less than 1 minute read
Dad was just an emotional wreck. He was drinking a lot of the time, he was smoking a lot of pot. And because he takes certain medications, the drinking was making him… you know, he wasn’t even present, really. less than 1 minute read
