Vanessa Paradis Quotes

I was an only child until I was six.

My siblings were pretty far apart in age, so I sort of grew up as an only child.

I grew up as an only child, so inherently, most of my life was centered around me. My parents taught me to play well with others and to share my toys, but I was still an only child who didn't have to share my parent's attention with siblings. As great as my childhood was, I always wanted brothers and sisters.

I was an only child; I didn't have a sister, or sisters.

As an only child, I never felt insecure and always had total love.

I was the eldest child, so I know how it feels to have attention shared with a sibling.

I was by far the youngest of the family, and at times it was like being an only child.

I have two younger sisters who are 11 years younger than me. So I was an only child for a while.

I'm a single child. I wanted a little brother or a little sister growing up, but when I think about it, I'm happy I'm an only child.

I was an only child until I was 15, so I was able to reap the benefit of that.

Being an only child, my mother reared me very carefully.

I am the youngest of four children - three boys and one girl. I don't think becoming an actor had anything to do with seeking attention, though. My relationship with my siblings when I was growing up was close and playful.

I never shared a room growing up because I was the only girl.

I was an only child. I hung out with my parents.

I grew up as an only child.

I'm the oldest and I've got two sisters.

Being an only child is a disease in itself.

I'm a middle child, and I have a younger sister who is stunning - just beautiful and smart.

Because I was an only child, I lived in a very grown-up world.

I always wanted siblings.

I always wanted to have that brother-sister rivalry type of stuff. So now I'm happy that at least Dream and King won't be the only child being super spoiled.

My mom had seven kids in seven years, and then she had me 11 years later. So when I was born, my oldest brother was 18. And my youngest brother was 11. By the time I was 7 or 8, everyone had moved out. I went from being with ten people all the time to being an only child. It really freaked me out.

It must be weird having one child.

My mother has a very big family in Shanghai, so I have, like, almost 40 cousins, so we stayed together all the time. So by the time I get to Hong Kong, I become the only child and the only one surrounded by adults, you know.

As I have discovered by examining my past, I started out as a child. Coincidentally, so did my brother. My mother did not put all her eggs in one basket, so to speak: she gave me a younger brother named Russell, who taught me what was meant by 'survival of the fittest.'