Alphonso Davies Quotes

The only other time I've been away from home was when I went to college. And that was just an hour away, so I could always go home if I needed to.

When I began working in Yahoo, my family moved with me. Despite our efforts, our kids wanted to study in Los Angeles, and I was forced to see my family and friends only on weekends. In the beginning I even enjoyed it, but knew that at some stage I'd want to go back home.

I don't get to go home as much as I used to, which is a shame. But I don't mind because my mum moved over to London to look after me. I rented her a house just around the corner.

I don't want to leave New York and leave my family. I don't like the distance. I just did a movie in California and it's kind of excruciating to be away from them so I think there is that sense.

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

It definitely took me a while to adjust to L.A. I came out knowing nobody, and I'd never lived away from home before.

I moved my family down to Miami to stay with my father-in-law, Jack, for a while. Best move I ever made.

At 13, Stade Rennais came to sign me, and the whole family moved to Rennes. I wanted my family to follow me and be by my side.

The first time I lived in L.A. I was too young. I really wanted to be back home in Vancouver.

Every time I was playing basketball, I felt sick to my stomach. I didn't realize that feeling was having to leave my family - having to leave my sister, who can't even communicate with me when I'm gone.

I kind of left everyone behind in Australia - all my friends and my family and I had to break up with my boyfriend.

I love New York. I'm taking English lessons there for the first time. I used to live in Tokyo, but I needed something new. I'm really close to my family. I miss them all the time, but we Skype a lot.

My mother and I were very close and even when I left home and came to London I would ring her every day. She was very proud of me and loved my celebrity. She would often come to shoots and TV shows with me.

I had a whole Scottish existence until we moved to London when I was four.

I came to London when I was 16 and lived with my older sister.

When I was in middle school, we had moved from Texas to Orange County. I didn't fit in, and it was pretty lonely.

When I was 15, my mom and I packed everything up and moved to Nashville so I could pursue my dream in music.

I'm the only member of my family who dared to move away from Birmingham - my brothers and sister are still here, along with my mom.

We moved to Wales when I was quite young, but we frequently visited the rest of my family, especially my mother's side.

I have to be fully committed to do a project nowadays, because if I say yes to something, it means the whole family are going to have to move for the job. It's a lot of upheaval. So, it has to be really worth it. Otherwise, I'd just as well not bother.

It was really tough being 14 and moving away from home.

I've got an incredible family that I never get to see. I've missed so much. They know how much my career means to me, and they allow me to go and be the workaholic that they never get to see. They support me in that.

Obviously, it's tough - missing my parents, family in general - but I'm getting used to it. It's the life, and hopefully I'll get some time to go home maybe for a week or a bit to catch up on things.

Especially in America, when you move away from home, sometimes you get disconnected with your grandparents, your friends you grew up with.

I'm from New Jersey. But I went to school in Los Angeles and all across the country. So, I can totally connect with missing home.