Israel Broussard Quotes

Growing up in a house of five girls, I couldn't help but glance at a fashion magazine or two.

I grew up in a family with two very strong women, my mother and my older sister, and they were big influences on my life.

I come from a family of all women and one boy, my brother. We're all women and we're all precocious and opinionated and like to have fun and we always had friends in the house and we were always, like, half-naked.

I grew up around a lot of feminine energy.

I grew up in a house full of women. I have two older sisters and my mum who is a very strong woman.

I grew up with my two sisters and my mom, so it's my lot in life to be surrounded by women.

I've got two older sisters, which I think was the best thing but also the worst thing. They dressed me up like a girl, but at the same time, I think they taught me a lot of what they experienced and what they lived through and passed that on to me as a young man and influenced how I approached not only women but people.

I have two sisters; one is two years older, and one is eight years older. That helped me understand how completely different sister relationships can be.

I believe we are more a product of our homes than of any other single influence.

I had grown up with four sisters.

I've got three sisters, five aunties, and my mom. It must have had an influence on me growing up.

My position in the family turned out to be a lucky one; I bore neither the brunt of my mother's newness to parenthood nor the force of her middle-aged traumas, as my younger sister, Ruth, did.

I grew up in a show business family, so we've always had a great sense of balance, being so close to my parents.

I suppose that when I'm building a character, it's usually related to what their family is like and who their parents are, as well as how I grew up - that nurture side.

I'm the youngest of three sisters. We were always performing plays for each other.

I grew up in a family where you could never be the center of attention.

I was the oldest of seven kids, so I had no older brother who would say, 'Schmuck, don't do that.'

I grew up with six girls and one boy, so my innate instinct of who I am - I'm the third oldest, and I helped raise all of my younger sisters. I just fall into that aspect - that motherhood - naturally.

I had grown up in a world dominated by women - I had aunts and sisters and great-aunts - and I just felt like I lived in a completely female world.

Conversations with sisters can spark extremes of anger or extremes of love. Everything said between sisters carries meaning not only from what was just said but from all the conversations that came before - and 'before' can span a lifetime. The layers of meaning combine profound connection with equally profound competition.

I love writing villains because I was the big sister of five girls, so I had heavy responsibility growing up. I had to be 'the good girl.'

My mom is very calm and quiet, so I think I got that from her. Because my dad is passionate and loud... It was always interesting, and I really enjoyed that my parents always included us in their lives.

Politics scared the crap out of me because I didn't grow up in a family where we talked about anything, really, except, 'Pass the peas, and do this.'... We didn't really have political discussions at the dinner table. I didn't learn how to watch or listen to politics.

I have three sisters. I went to an all-girls academy.

I like a full house because it's how I grew up. I'm one of six children.