Terry Jones Quotes

I never saw my grandfather because he had died before I was born, but I have good memories of my grandmother and of how she could play the piano at the old house.

My grandparents met each other in amateur theatre. My uncle is an actor.

My grandfather loved the countryside.

I have an older brother who's an actor and a grandfather who was an actor.

My dad was a keen actor when he was young; my auntie is heavily involved in amateur dramatics back in Northern Ireland, and my great aunt was a woman called Greer Garson.

When I was little, I put on plays for my family at Sunday dinner, and I would direct them and have all my cousins, my brother, and my best friends in it. I was a very imaginative and theatrical child and wasn't afraid of being in front of a camera. It was like make-believe to me.

My grandfather gave me my first guitar, an old acoustic with palm trees and dancing girls painted on it.

We grew up devout Catholics, so my trips to San Juan always include going to the churches that we used to go to and lighting candles and everything. Everything I do in San Juan is what I used to do with my mom, kind of as a tribute to her.

Why should I ever get fed up talking about my father? He was a brilliant, colorful man who left us with thousands of memories. Most people remember his films, but I've got anecdotes and advice and episodes of real life tucked away inside my head.

I have just one black and white photograph left of my mother when she was younger. She was 17 when it was taken and beautiful with wispy curls and eyes that shone like dark marbles.

I have lovely memories of Los Angeles in the 1930s. I came down to live with my mother's cousin and they invited me to come and go to junior college for a year.

My grandfather was a newspaper publisher and his paper had all the comics in NYC, so some of my earliest memories are of reading the family paper and heading straight for the comics insert.

My grandmother told stories; she was very good at that.

My grandmother taught me to knit, and as I knit, my mind returns to my childhood.

I'm a really nostalgic person. I love taking photos and video and having memories. I remember all my childhood videos that my dad used to take. I think that's really what life is about - especially when you start a family of your own.

The thing that I really love about film is that it is with you forever - it goes to your children, and they get to see it again and again and have it forever.

The kitchen is the heart of every home, for the most part. It evokes memories of your family history.

I've never returned to the locations. I do remember certain days more clearly than others and certain locations with a sense of nostalgia. Perhaps one day, I'll bring my daughter to see them, if she's interested.

I was in the play 'Fat Pig in the West End,' which is a comedy but has dramatic moments.

We all have those dreams of going back in time and seeing what it was like when our parents were younger.

My family means different things to different folks. I think, for most people, they have very fond memories and believe my family made important contributions to the country.

A lot of people who come to my restaurant bring their parents over because it brings back good memories.

My mother was originally from Yorkshire and I spent a lot of my childhood there.

It's definitely important to never forget where you're coming from, where you were born and raised.

My grandmother was not a great storyteller.