Janette Rallison Quotes

My father wouldn't get us a TV, he wouldn't allow a TV in the house.

My mom wouldn't let me sing 'Strawberry Wine' because it had 'wine' in it.

Neither my mom nor my dad ever bought me any comic books. Certainly not for Christmas. I suspect that doing so would have violated the Parents' Code.

For four years, my mum allowed only church music in the house.

I am not the sort of woman who would wear high heels with a bathing suit. Let's get that straight right now.

I only have two rules for my newly born daughter: she will dress well and never have sex.

As a child, as a teenager, I was kind of not allowed to wear fashionable clothes.

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.

You can't be the dad who takes your kid out after your wife has said, 'No ice cream,' buys the ice cream, and says, 'Don't tell your mother.' You teach the child to lie - and to disrespect the other parent.

The day I get too big for myself, my mum will slap me down!

I would never complain about the position I'm in or the attention I get. At the end of the day, I'm very lucky to have what I have and do what I do, but I don't see myself as any different from anyone else who works hard and is a dad and a husband.

My dad never took himself too seriously. He always treated everyone with respect, and he made sure I was like that, too. I show up, I hit my mark, and I say my lines.

My mother told me, 'Always do your best,' and my dad says, 'It's important to be humble. That's the key. They're not there for you. You're there for them.'

I probably have an earlier curfew than anyone. My mom wants to keep me really safe and my dad's not overly protective, but he's a dad no matter what.

Humility was considered a great virtue in my family household. No show of complacency or self-satisfaction was ever tolerated. Patting yourself on the back was definitely not encouraged, and pleasure or pride would be punishable by death.

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.

Barbies were banned at our house, along with television other than PBS. As a kid, I found this horribly embarrassing.

My mom was very strict when I was growing up. I could not talk to boys until I was 18. I had to study and work hard.

My father told me to dress to reflect the respect you have for the people around you. I've never forgotten that.

You don't want your children to look at you like you are anything special other than their dad.

I've never been one to run around in Speedos on the beach.

I'm never proper or careful, but I never curse in front of my mother, either.

My dad has worked so hard his whole life. He doesn't deserve to see his daughters going out embarrassing themselves and flashing their knickers. I want to make my parents proud.

My dad was pretty strict. We didn't even get to watch any of his movies until I was, like, 17 years old. I didn't even see his stand-up, really, until I started doing stand-up, and that was when I was 22. So he's pretty strict. We had curfews until I was 17... he didn't play around.

The wholesome is definitely intentional and drilled into me. I mean, we weren't allowed to pierce our ears growing up. We didn't wear makeup. We couldn't have layers in our hair, perms, or color, or manicures. My dad didn't think it was ladylike. My dad just felt like his daughters should be wholesome.