Allegra Huston quotes

Don't waste time on what's not important. Don't get sucked into the drama. Get on with it: don't dwell on the past. Be a big person; be generous of spirit; be the person you'd admire. (Allegra Huston)
The most important thing in convoluted families, I learnt as I wrote, is that the child feels loved. I knew from a young age that I was a problem which required constant solving; but I never felt unloved. I was lucky. View quote
Allegra Huston
I was not a Southern California girl. I hated having my photograph taken. I felt shy and embarrassed around famous people. View quote
Allegra Huston
When I was 12 and met my real father for the first time, I was terrified I would lose the one I already had. View quote
Allegra Huston
I loved Dad more for treating the biological reality as trivial, irrelevant. He loved me no less than his other three children. View quote
Allegra Huston
With my stepson, it is very important to me that there is no drama around the fact that he has two families. View quote
Allegra Huston
If you have security, you can rebel; if you don't, you hold on to any scraps of it that you have. View quote
Allegra Huston
I see myself as part English and part American, with a dash of Irish thrown in, and a pinch of Italian from my mother's ancestry. View quote
Allegra Huston
When I moved to London at age 16, tired of the shuffle around other people's houses and ready to live on my own, I met my English brother and sister, who instantly claimed me as family. View quote
Allegra Huston