Gil Hodges Quotes

I had a great childhood, a very close-knit family. We were all overweight, and we had good times eating together, I imagine.

This show has been a major revitalization of my family life and personal life. It gave my family an avenue to speak to me honestly.

My kids don't slow down, but they like to hang just with us, with mum and dad. They play with us and we play, too.

When you look at a family, if you have a family that never interacts with each other, never has strong conversation with each other, never has disagreements, nine times out of ten you have a very cold family and they're not going to be, at the end, they're not going to be close.

I grew up in a family where everybody had a good time and we were at the lake every weekend and going to the beach and living a good life. It's been the way we always lived, and my wife's the same way - enjoy every day and have fun.

I love spending time with my friends and family. The simplest things in life give me the most pleasure: cooking a good meal, enjoying my friends.

It would be nice if I did have a good relationship with my family, and yes, part of me longs to have a mum and dad who love and accept me for who I am. But if they never do, it's OK.

I think Dad didn't really treat us like children; he treated us more like little adults. We were good kids.

If you have kids, it is the most important thing to create good times.

Since the beginning of time, every child on the planet has endeavored to please their parents.

I'm obsessed with my parents.

Back in the old days, when I was a child, we sat around the family table at dinner time and exchanged our daily experiences. It wasn't very organized, but everyone was recognized and all the news that had to be told was told by each family member. We listened to each other and the interest was not put on; it was real.

I wish I had a great relationship with my mother.

Some people found it difficult to understand my relationship with my father, but that may have been because they couldn't get beyond their relationship with their own parents.

I remember I always felt much more safe standing up on a chair and singing in front of my mother than I was in front of my father!

I always felt like I had stability, doing things with my dad and living with my mum.

Any time you work with your son, it's special.

Family gatherings were very important to me growing up.

When my son was small, he just came with me everywhere, whether it was going to yoga class or auditions or sleeping over at friends' houses. We came as a pair.

Playing with my brother, that's the only thing I didn't get to do in football.

When I'm with my daughters on a holiday, I become one of the girls instead of their mother.

I was quite lucky: although my dad worked a lot, whenever he was free, he would play sports with me and my brother, and I can't wait to do that with my child.

Even having all the time in the world, it's better to collaborate with your brothers and sisters. It's ultimately the richest experience.

Just being in the locker room as a young person growing up was something I've always enjoyed, without ever having it forced upon me.

I never wanted my kids to feel about me the way I felt about him.