The most surprising thing for my mother and father...

The most surprising thing for my mother and father was when I was actually earning more money than them by the time I was about 18. They thought I was going to be the ne'er do well, who they'd have to keep worrying about.

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Diane Cilento

My mother felt it was time that I had some parental control, so I went off to America and went to New York.

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Diane Cilento

Both my parents were doctors, and my mother had her surgery in the house. There were six children.

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Diane Cilento

Any woman who marries an Italian must accept the undeniable fact that she has also married his mother.

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Diane Cilento

I learnt the theory of movement, which I still teach sometimes. I was very, very ambitious to learn a skill.

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Diane Cilento

Once, the parental bed collapsed because all the children sat on it at once.

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Diane Cilento

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