Of course, screwed up families are not the exclusive province of the famous. Still, most families get to screw up in private.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I think the family is the place where the most ridiculous and least respectable things in the world go on.
It's one of the great tragedies of our contemporary life in America, that families fall apart. Almost everybody has that in common.
Families are the deepest, most screwed up relationships that we have.
Stories in families are colossally important. Every family has stories: some funny, some proud, some embarrassing, some shameful. Knowing them is proof of belonging to the family.
I don't come from a famous family and don't have this detachment from everyday people and everyday life. I'm just doing my job and the attention that comes with it is part of the territory.
Broken families not only affect the people involved, but they have an impact on public policy decisions in Washington, D.C., and state capitols around the nation.
There are heads of royal families who control hereditary fortunes that defy comprehension.
Although I was born to famous parents, I know and feel the problems of ordinary citizens.
Of course the rich and famous tend to have more going on in their lives than ordinary people, but they aren't always willing to tell the interesting bits.
Good families are generally worse than any others.