My grandfather read the 'John Carter of Mars' books to me when I was young.
Nobody can do for little children what grandparents do. Grandparents sort of sprinkle stardust over the lives of little children.
My dad is an excellent grandfather. He loves kids. He loves to kiss them to death.
I know what it is like to be brought up with unconditional love. In my life that came from my grandmother.
I had a very close relationship with my grandmother. She actually helped raise me.
With your own children, you love them immediately - and with grandchildren, it's exactly the same.
I remember, as a kid, my grandfather would grab my temples and say, 'You've got to focus, Jake. You've got to focus.'
If you're lucky enough to still have grandparents, visit them, cherish them and celebrate them while you can.
As a child, I was lucky enough to spend each summer with my grandmother.
I spent the most impressionable years of my life with my grandparents, and they meant a lot to me, which is why I wanted them to come around with my decision of acting.
My grandmother raised me for a good portion of my life. She moved to Los Angeles with me to be an actor, so I've always had a connection with an older generation.
As a kid, my grandma would be dancing all the time.
My grandparents had always helped look after me, they were always there.
It was my grandmother who raised me and guided me.
My grandmother spent a lot of time with us when we were growing up. She did the school runs and fed us when my mum was busy. To be with her was to really be at home.
Why do we love our grandparents so much? Part of the reason I think has to do with the tremendous natural affection and affinity that kids have for older people, whether they are their actual grandparents or not.
Let's face it: grandparents are very important to family systems. You're babysitters, but you also instill values in children that sometimes skip a generation.
