Danny Drinkwater Quotes

I am tortured when I am away from my family, from my children. I am horribly guilt-ridden.

I think the biggest challenge when I'm on the road is being away from my family.

That's been hard being away from the family, because Washington can be lonely. When you tune out of all the activity, that's like, you're alone.

The hardest part of it was really being away from my family - I have two small children. Last year I took over 20 business trips, so being away from them was hard.

It definitely gets challenging at times. I travel a lot more now, and its never easy having to leave the kids, even if its for a few days.

Many people, especially young people, would like to be more independent and on their own. But it is very difficult and they suffer from feelings of isolation. I think that is one reason why young readers support my work.

I would really like to spend more time with the family. Every time I go abroad I miss them all dreadfully.

Being away from home for six months of the year and seeing your kids grow up on Skype all that time - I think I saw Molly walk for the first time on Skype. That's not good.

I can be a friend from a million miles away. I can play basketball in China. The only thing I can't do is be a father. I missed my kids' first basketball game. I missed birthdays. I can talk to you from a million miles away, but I was missing the dad part of life.

It took a toll when I couldn't see my mom as much.

I didn't see my son walk for the first time. I've left my wife at home with two kids for long periods of time to go to training camps, to foreign countries.

I have barely seen my son since he came into the world. Even though I hear his voice on the phone almost every day, it is very tough to not be present while he is growing up.

Living without my children in Manchester has been incredibly challenging for me.

It's lonely being stuck in a hotel in London for two nights. Even a couple of nights away from the children is awful.

I can bring Rain with me everywhere I go, but when she's in school, I don't know what I'll do. The longest I've been away from her is three days, and I cried my eyes out. The first day of school will be so hard.

Any time I have to get on a plane and leave my kids for a few days, it's kind of tortuous.

During the holiday season, Christmas specifically, it can be hard to be away from family and friends.

We had to be parents by long distance, which is far from satisfactory.

The hardest part is to travel, and to be away from your family.

I definitely understand what it's like not having family around when you want them there, but you don't live in the same city.

It breaks my heart that I don't see my daughters every day, don't get to hug them and brush their hair.

I feel guilty about spending so much time away from home and loved ones.

When you leave your country, it's hard to leave your family over there. My whole family is in Venezuela.

When I first started shooting 'Sharpe,' back in the early 1990s, I'd kiss my two elder daughters goodbye at the end of August - Evie wasn't even born then - and I wouldn't see them again until Christmas. That was tough. They were hard times.

I work a lot abroad and have the most wonderful family and kids, but being away, you do miss out sometimes. I really hope I won't regret the choices in the future.