Allegra Huston Quotes

My family has never put pressure on me. They've always been supportive no matter what.

I enjoyed a close relationship with my mother, who set a wonderful example. As such, I have always tried to be as open and honest as possible with the girls growing up. I let them know they could always come to me with anything - and I would be there to support them.

When I was growing up, my mother was always a friend to my siblings and me (in addition to being all the other things a mom is), and I was always grateful for that because I knew she was someone I could talk to and joke with, and argue with and that nothing would ever harm that friendship.

I have a really supportive family, which is really wonderful, but I'm not forcing everyone to watch my work every week.

I'm so lucky to have such a great family. I respect them so much professionally, and they've been unconditionally supportive in the choices that I've made. It's been very good having them on my side.

Parents are your teachers until a certain point, and if they don't give you love, you'll go somewhere else to find it.

My parents were very supportive. They went to every show. And they never told me not to do what I was doing.

I was blessed, because I come from a family where they knock you down before you float away. I have a lot of brothers who just make sure we have our feet on the ground, and my mom is a rock star. She is an amazing mother.

I believe that children are, by nature, very forgiving. I don't think children expect their parents to be perfect. I think they demand that their parents be real.

My parents are a bedrock. And I have three complex, strong, and funny sisters who inspire and sustain me.

We had problems like all families but we had a lot of love. I was extremely loved. We always felt we had each other.

My mom was a terrible parent of young children. And thank God - I thank God every time I think of it - I was sent to my paternal grandmother. Ah, but my mother was a great parent of a young adult.

What's realistic to me is that families love each other and stand by each other. What's unrealistic is that they would ever say that.

I always say I lived my life with my grandmother. She was emotionally stable, and she was very encouraging to me.

Parents do bear some of the responsibility if they don't talk to their kids, are never around, even deny their kids the love that young girls often crave when they decide to have a baby.

I cannot emphasize enough the importance of family encouragement - not just for me, but for everyone.

The mother is the one who is going to help you in the long run! You must make her your friend. It matters what she thinks.

I have a strong family, and they're not going to baby me, even though I am the baby. They're never gonna do that.

Respect your kids. They are their own people. I think sometimes we expect kids to be perfect when we're not perfect.

I am a father who never pushes or forces his children into anything.

My parents have always been very honest with me.

Thanks to the wonderful support system provided by my father, I was never insecure about my future.

I believe that you need your parents the most. That's the most important thing.

When you grow up in an extended family, or in a stable neighborhood with two or three generations of families who live there, you feel seen. Not just the good things you've done, the stuff you put on your resume. You know they've seen you in your dark times, when you've messed up - but they're still there.

My sense of personal strength has always come from my family.