I had no blood relatives till I made some.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Blood relatives often have nothing to do with family, and similarly, family is about who you choose to make your life with.
I am a great believer in found families and I'm not a great believer in blood.
I discovered that there is Indian blood in my ancestry on my father's side - a fact that had not been talked about in my family. No wonder I've often been cast in exotic roles - Indian princesses, Russian revolutionaries, Algerians, Gypsies and Greeks.
I have Native American blood. I have African blood. I have European blood.
For my own family, I would always choose the makeshift, surrogate family formed by various characters unrelated by blood.
My mum's maiden name was Dalglish, so I have Scottish blood in me.
In 1984, my mom gave birth to my older sister, Teresa. Due to a complicated delivery, she needed a blood transfusion, and at that moment, my mom had HIV+ blood put into her body.
I have very vivid memories of my mom and dad making up batches of fake blood at night.
It consists entirely of people who are not related by blood, many of whom can't stand each other.
My family has never been there for me. They expect things because we're blood.