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I'm a grandma at heart.

I've an enormous respect for my mother who at the age of 39 raised three children, and I grew up with my grandmother in the household. And so it was a really strong household of women - my poor brother! It was great growing up with so many generations of women.

I have a wonderful respect for old people.

I have been grateful for the influence of my grandmother and my grandfather in my life. I remember my grandmother as a queenly woman. My father could be stern, and my grandparents would remind him that we were just boys.

My grandmother was a huge influence on me and the fact that there was this very strong, rather formidable presence of women in my life has been an enormous value.

For the record, my mother is an astonishing and loving grandmother.

My grandmother always came to my shows. She was always concerned about the way I dressed - even later on, when I was well known and I supported her.

Throughout her life, my grandmother was a champion for the arts and giving back.

I always say I lived my life with my grandmother. She was emotionally stable, and she was very encouraging to me.

My grandmothers are full of memories, smelling of soap and onions and wet clay, with veins rolling roughly over quick hands, they have many clean words to say, my grandmothers were strong.