My mother was adored by her family and by the scores of children she took care of and their parents, all of whom called her 'Miss Woody.'
People ask what I really did in the three years between 'The Dreaming' and 'Hounds of Love.' I spent it with my family, living a normal home life.
I realised when I sang at family parties and Christmases I'd suddenly get everyone's attention, and, being the youngest of three, I thought what a brilliant attention-seeking ploy it was.
I am passionate about acting. 'Girls in our family are not allowed to act' is quite an outdated thought to have. They did it till my mother, but now no more.
John F. Kennedy brought style and charisma to the White House and a first family that captivated the country: a handsome, witty president, an elegant first lady, and two adorable young children.
Building your own house is a primal urge, one of those universal genetic drives like the need to provide for your family.
I'm obsessed with 'Game of Thrones.' I love comedies - I really like '30 Rock' and 'Modern Family.'
Is a family just the strict definition of a small and discrete unit, or is it about the larger organic group that inevitably grows up around the smaller one?
I have a great relationship with everyone in my family, but I'm closer to my brothers than anyone else because they give me a lot of guidance.
Being with my family is very important to me, and touring is very important to me, too, because it's who I am. It's what I do.
I have a really good family. I'm lucky to have people who support me and love me in my life.
My family pleaded with me to forget literature and do something sensible, such as find some sort of useful work.
You have to be funny about it and honest about it. You can't leave yourself out of that mix. You have to be honest enough to say, I'm that messed-up one in the family.
The family you were raised in, the time period you were born in, and the part of the country you're in absolutely shape your view on sex, which shapes a huge part of anybody's personality.
Chicago is fun. We've spent a lot of time there, about 15 years. My wife's parents and family live in Chicago, so that's a big selling point.
If you believe you can make a difference, then you will make a difference. Believe in yourself, your family and your community and you will win.
Just because we want our favorite team to win does not mean there's any lack of toughness when a player chooses family first.
And I think one of the tasks that I always feel is how to get that vision out of them. Not exactly what they want, but what they want to accomplish for themselves or their community or their family.
No matter what you've done for yourself or for humanity, if you can't look back on having given love and attention to your own family, what have you really accomplished?
I'll never stop dreaming that one day we can be a real family, together, all of us laughing and talking, loving and understanding, not looking at the past but only to the future.
I am blessed to have so many great things in my life - family, friends and God. All will be in my thoughts daily.
