I can remember sitting at the piano. My sister was playing, and my brother was singing something, and I said, 'I want to try that.'
Feed your brothers and sisters simply, graciously, with generous care, and you will secure a place in their heart.
There was some indecision as to when I was born. My sister said it was 1916. I'd lost my birth certificate.
My career has always revolved around what I do and don't want my sisters and brothers seeing me doing.
Growing up with two sisters, you either play by yourself or play Barbie with them. I played by myself.
I want a family. I see my sister, and she's on her second baby, and I'm like, 'That's success.' Having a family - I can't wait for that.
I have three older sisters, so we were a reasonably large family and, in general, a happy one.
My twin sister, my cousin, and I used to write and perform plays for my family. We raided the closets for costumes and fought over parts. I'm sure I was the bossiest one.
It's really good to have so distinctive a name as an actress. No one ever forgets it. My sister and brother are called Perdita and Rollo. Actually, my family calls me 'Hollyhocks.'
Growing up with three brothers and three sisters, I was the storyteller of the family... what my mother called 'The Liar.'
Everyone I'm photographing, I feel like I'm remaking a family, in a way. My brothers and sisters are my heroes. So many of my models resemble them.
My sisters and I were fortunate to travel through Asia and Europe at very young ages. We confronted extraordinary beauty in Athens and unspeakable poverty in India.
My brothers were my idols. I've always looked up to them and was proud to be their baby sister. I felt like they gave me some cool points, too.
I haven't had a stationary home since going with the circus, but since my parents lived in Lafayette about 25 years ago and my sister lives here now, I always claim it as home.
When I had my television show, 'Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters,' it was my high hope to convert people to country music. It is wonderful and contagious!
My younger sister retired a few years ago after a 30-year career teaching history and social studies at an inner-city high school.
I was born Gaynor Hopkins, one of seven children. My mum, Elsie, and dad, Glyndwr, always said they had seven children, although my sister Paulene was stillborn.
You need a strong family because at the end, they will love you and support you unconditionally. Luckily, I have my dad, mom and sister.
I was born and brought up in Liverpool with my clever little sister Jemma, who is 14 and wants to be a vet. My mum Jane is an administrator and my dad Peter is a taxi driver.
I was into all kinds of music as a teen - country music, because my dad was in a band that played country, and whatever my sister and brother were into.
My sister and I both benefited hugely from the great security that our parents had given us, and then we went off and squandered it all rushing around in showbiz.
