My Dad was from Liverpool, and he picked it up in the army. He’d often come out with this stuff. less than 1 minute read
My dad read the Bible ten times, and I want to do it in my lifetime. But it’s definitely tough getting through. less than 1 minute read
It’s just really making sure I am doing the best job I can do as a dad. I do think that is my No. 1 job. less than 1 minute read
I am the granddaughter of a Welsh coal miner who was determined that his kids get out of the mines. My dad got his first job when he was six years old, in a little village in Wales called Nantyffyllon, cleaning bottles at the Colliers Arms. less than 1 minute read
The one thing that kept our family together was the music. The only thing that our family would share emotionally was to have our dad cry over something the kids did with music. less than 1 minute read
I’d like to play Matt Damon’s daddy. He’s a wonderful actor, I really admire him, and I’d like to play his dad one day. less than 1 minute read
It was, you know, probably 80 degrees out in L.A., and my dad took me outside and there was snow. At the time, I thought, ‘Every kid doesn’t have snow in their backyard on Christmas?’ less than 1 minute read
When I started writing, I did have some idealised notion of my dad as a writer. But I have less and less of a literary rivalry with him as I’ve gone on. I certainly don’t feel I need his approval, although maybe that’s because I’m confident that I’ve got it. less than 1 minute read
Often as a child you see someone with a learning disability or Down’s Syndrome and my mum and dad were always very quick to explain exactly what was going on and to be in their own way inclusive and welcoming. less than 1 minute read
