I was born and raised in New York, but my family on both sides is of Italian descent.
I text a lot people, because it's how I stay connected with all my family and friends when I'm on set and traveling.
And when I've been away from my family and friends, I have felt good hearing some of those old songs.
I'm oftentimes called away from my family... it's rather hard for me to be away from them. We're very close.
I have three kids and a wife, and any moments that aren't dedicated to working on this film in some way, or family, are immediately reserved for sleep.
I was raised in a really terrific, close family, and I've never needed to escape anything or to really let myself go by dancing on tables.
I have a sister and her name is Mimsy, like from 'Alice in Wonderland,' so we've got some strange names in our family.
I balance family and career by doing what makes me the happiest! That for me, without question, is putting my family and kids first.
They never were planning to be here. All my family are going to London because they wanted to go to the big one. There was never any showdown - there wouldn't be.
When I was younger, it was really difficult for me to get acting jobs, because you're a kid and you don't fit in the typical family.
Both my parents are Scottish, and although I grew up in Canada after moving over, all of my family are proud to be Scots.
In Europe the parents are included as with children. All three generations are together. I'm thinking of Italy. You go out on a Sunday afternoon and the whole family is there.
I think I am staying in Toronto. It keeps me grounded and I can be with my family and friends.
I want to hang out with my friends. I want to hang out with my family - well, I sometimes want to hang out with my family!
Once you have a firefighter in your family, your family and the families from his crew become one big extended family.
Alzheimer's is a devastating disease. It was painful for me and my family to watch my grandfather deteriorate. We must find a cure for this horrible disease.
The dark side is when you are with family and friends, and you have paparazzi screaming at you - that's been hard to deal with.
When I shoot I'll take my family with me - one movie a year and then the rest of the time at home.
'Billy Elliot' prides itself on being a family show, and it made sense to specifically cater to a family audience with an earlier evening curtain time.
Whenever I get three-four days in hand, I fly down to Delhi to spend time with my family and my dog.
I was the first actress in the family, and I am still the only actress in the family. I shouldn't be saying it, but it slipped out!
