Erin Foster Quotes

As an adult, you think of yourself as being someone else when you're away from your family, but when you come back to your family, you suddenly find yourself back in the exact same role that you always had in your family as a child and as a teenager.

My father wants me to be like my brother, but I can't be.

As we got older, we grew comfortable in roles that met our parents' expectations. Nora was the smart one. Delia, the comedian. I was the pretty, obedient one. And Amy was the adventurous mischief-maker.

My mom always said I was the peacemaker in the family. My older brother, Eric, was the leader, the creative one. I was just his puppet.

I always wanted a little brother because I felt like the little brother had to do everything.

How do you grow up in the shadow of a guy - I want to talk about the movie in a second - but how do you grow up in the shadow of a guy who really is a legend in his own time?

I had a beautiful mother and a famous father, and I didn't know where I fit in.

I wanted to write about extended family systems. You have people you can fall back on, and it's good. But what if you don't fit into what is expected of you?

I was supposed to be the doctor in my family.

Being the way I used to be didn't really fit the family profile. I was always loved but if, say, Dad had an interesting business idea I'd be the last person he'd want to share it with in case I blew the lid on it.

I am the younger version of my father. I try to be as normal as I can.

Not having a great relationship with my brother Aaron, or what people think that relationship should be, didn't define me.

My wife and I definitely do not want to be like the maamiyars and maamanars in teleserials.

Being compared to my father was never a problem for me.

I really related to that experience of being what we call the 'bridge generation' and always trying to navigate your more traditional growing-up experiences with wanting the latest Air Jordans or whatever it is: Trying to explain to your parents why, and they just, like, don't get it.

I love my dad and respect him and miss him, but I never hung around my father that much because my dad was a lawyer and engineer, and he really didn't understand what I was about. I was supposed to go to law school at UCLA - I was admitted - and instead of going to law school, I went on the road with a band.

People always have to have a reference - I think I'll always be in the shadow of my parents.

My mother wanted my sister and me to live a normal life. I always picked friends who weren't impressed with my family ties.

I'm the youngest of six. When you're in a big family, you get put to the test right away. Do I like being the center of attention? Or do I not like it? You have to make that decision a lot growing up. I knew from a very young age that I liked it.

My own child doesn't even know that Stephanie is my name.

I was thinking about it: so many of my stories are about my family life, not about being related to a lot of famous people. That's my grandma, that's my mama, my daddy, my aunt, my uncle, my stepdaddy. I'd probably tell them even if they weren't well known.

I come from a business family. I rebelled from my father to become a musician.

I have played all generations in reel and real life - grandson, son, father, and grandfather - and each relationship has taught me something.

I have a friend called James who is in his 40s and he's still not allowed to swear in front of his mum. I find it strange that you can't be yourself and be open with the one person who brought you into this world.

I am the oldest of three girls and the only one not named after one of my father's ex-girlfriends.