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People who have not done their research on me do not know that I am European, born in Copenhagen, Denmark to an Italian father from Napoli and a mother from Alabama who was singing opera and went to Europe, met my dad, fell in love, and then moved back to Rome, where I was raised, between Rome and Hamburg.

I have always had the feeling I could do anything and my dad told me I could. I was in college before I found out he might be wrong.

It is not like he called me up and asked me. They've never wanted to throw us into that world, and I think our decision probably shocked them. But I love my dad, and I think I do regret it if I did not do this.

My dad saw my husband's boss at a conference, and he said to stop paying my husband until we produce children.

I am more like my father, personality-wise. But my mom and I get alone really well - obviously, because my mom and my dad get along so well.

I am sure there were times when I wish I had thought, Gosh, that might really embarrass mom and dad, but our parents did not raise us to think about them. They are very selfless and they wanted us to have as normal of a college life as possible. So really, we did not think of any repercussions.

In the Garnethill trilogy, people always forget that Maureen O'Donnell's dad was a journalist and she did art history at uni and her brother did law, but no-one ever thinks they are middle-class - they are just working class because they speak with accents.

There is been times when I have had heartbreaking moments and I am like, I can not believe you said that, or I can not believe you did that. And it hurts, it still hurts, and it'll always hurt, but I have never had somebody that I truly cared about just walk out on me, whether it was a boyfriend, or an aunt, mom or dad.

My parents were involved in everything I did. They were showbiz people themselves. My dad was an actor. They were parents they did what parents are supposed to do.

I remember my dad working with me on breaking down my script and writing out a back story for my character and all that stuff.

I grew up in a small town in Illinois, and my dad was a basketball coach. Thanks to him, I have excellent fundamentals in both basketball and baseball.

I went to my dad when I was 17 and said, I want to be a country music star. Which every dad loves to hear. And he said, I want you to go to college. So we had a discussion. And I am pretty stubborn. I am a lot like him. And he said, If you go to college and graduate, I will pay your first six months of rent in Nashville. So he bribed me.

That is where the irony of the film comes off, in terms of the language it employs - where he tries desperately to be a TV Dad, to give advice and it is so pat it becomes ridiculous.

My dad is a bank president and my mom was an accountant and they did not think that seeking the life of a freelance writer was very practical, you see. Of course, I was just as determined to do it.

I am going to take care of the man I am with. I grew up in a household where my mum takes care of my dad - she cooks, she does everything - and that is the kind of girl I am.

My dad came out of the Roosevelt era and the Depression. One person and one party made a difference in his life. That is what everybody forgot when they called my father and other people political bosses.

I have found having my dad as my North Star has worked well for me.

I just went off for two months traveling around Europe on a motorcycle and pretty much turned my phone off. I did 5,000 miles with my dad. We went through Holland, Germany, Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia, Montenegro, Italy... and then I did Spain and France by myself.

My mom's been married three times my dad has been married a lot. I did not really see my dad that much.

I think I am extremely vulnerable and that in some ways I seek out rejection. Never feeling like you are getting that pat on the back from dad is probably at the heart of that.