Allison Williams Quotes

Our parents were very strict. Not in a brutal or awful way, but there were definite rules, such as after six on a school night you didn't go out, and at weekends you had to be home by a certain time. It wasn't particularly sheltered, but we were well brought-up.

My kids don't watch any TV, but they watch videos and films. I'm sure they watch it at friends' houses.

My mom was very strict. She didn't let me watch anything rated R or anything with cussing.

Mexican music runs through my veins. I loved it. Growing up, my father didn't allow us to listen to English music at home. That's all I heard. I had no choice.

I was only allowed only to watch public television until I was 12 years old.

My mother had to tailor what I watched.

When I was growing up, my mom didn't let me watch a lot of TV. She said I couldn't watch 'Friends' or that era of sitcoms.

My mum didn't really let me watch TV until I was about 5 years old.

It's very hypocritical to constantly say, 'We want to keep our kids close,' then send them home with so much homework that family time becomes nonexistent.

My parents were very loving, but disciplinarians.

I really wanted a wonderful, traditional home for my kid.

Obviously, all of us have been influenced by those around us.

I had never been in a supermarket before coming to America. At home, my parents wouldn't let me open the refrigerator, because they worried I'd damage the door by opening it too many times.

I didn't play video games because my parents didn't allow it. That was banned from my childhood experience.

My house was very strange. I didn't do things other kids did because my parents were very strict - I stayed at home, quiet in my room.

I'd always rather be working - and you know what? My kids would rather me be working. If I stay at home, I'll only buy another car or spend their money.

The only book in our home was the Bible. My parents forbade books. They thought I needed help because I wanted to be a writer!

I was lucky enough to have an older brother who shared the splatter flicks with me, and I had parents who were cool and involved enough in my life to allow me to see them. I think my folks appreciated that I looked at these movies as a creative outlet... almost like magic shows, if you will.

I don't want children cursing. I'm very strict on my nieces and my little brother. They have to listen to clean versions of music. Even my music.

I grew up in a home where reading was a big deal.

My first serious girlfriend, when I was 16, was Mormon. I went to her house for 'family home evening,' and I was like, 'Why aren't you people ignoring each other and watching television?'

My father is a Jehovah's Witness, and he raised us under a very strict hand.

I wasn't allowed to go to movies when I was kid; my father was a minister. 101 Dalmatians and King of Kings, that was the extent of it.

Christian values were important at home. Cleanliness. Don't steal. Don't lie. Those were the rules, and they were strictly enforced. Especially the stealing and lying. When you broke the rules, you got a beating. I always broke the rules a lot.

My mother wouldn't even let me read DC Comics. I came from a very strict background.