I have always had tremendous respect for my sister as an artist, as a woman, and now as a mother.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I grew up in a family of strong women and I owe any capacity I have to understand women to my mother and big sister. They taught me to respect women in a way where I've always felt a strong emotional connection to women, which has also helped me in the way I approach my work as an actor.
I adored my mother, and I will always have extraordinary memories about her and remember her, and she opened the doors for me to appreciate arts.
She encouraged any artistic impulse I had, and my father discouraged any artistic impulse I had. They took out their problems with each other on me and my sister.
My sisters and mom raised me to respect women and open doors for them.
My sisters were going out with artists and poets, and eventually it was the creative world which attracted me.
I grew up with just my mum and sister, so I respect women a lot.
I owe much to mother. She had an expert's understanding, but also approached art emotionally.
I love art. My sister is an artist and my mother is a painter, so it is very much in the family. I haven't ever wanted to be a fine artist myself - my sister robbed me of my artistic talent, I think.
I'm excited about there being more of a sisterhood these days. Back in the '90s there was a lot of hate - the women I looked up to as artists were dissing me! It's not so patriarchal these days - there's more love and a lot less hate!
All my siblings became artists. One's a novelist, my brother is a painter, my sister was a costume designer.