Katie Melua
Katie Melua

My father longed for a better life for us, and when I was nine he got a job as a heart surgeon in Belfast. It was very bittersweet when we said goodbye to our relatives, and I remember crying my eyes out at the airport.

Kehinde Wiley
Kehinde Wiley

My love affair with painting is bittersweet.

Luanne Rice
Luanne Rice

After 30 novels, release day is still a thrill. It's always a little bittersweet, too.

Nile Rodgers
Nile Rodgers

My childhood was bittersweet in many ways. We moved around a lot. By the time I was 10, I had travelled thousands of miles, often on my own. My parents were like my friends, so it felt like I didn't really have parents at all. But in a crazy way that was very liberating. It forced me to be independent, maybe a leader, and certainly a survivor.

Patti Stanger
Patti Stanger

The best part about being a matchmaker is you are getting credits in heaven, as I really believe I work for God. The worst part is that matchmakers can often fix everyone up, all the way to the altar, but cannot find love themselves, so it is bittersweet.

Paul Feig
Paul Feig

My style of comedy is very real and bittersweet, and sort of always on the verge of kind of being tragic.

Perfume Genius
Perfume Genius

My favorite movie is 'Dogfight' with River Phoenix and Lili Taylor. The ending is kind of bittersweet but so real and moving and complicated.

Perfume Genius
Perfume Genius

I saw this Facebook video of a boy, probably around seven, wearing a dress he had fashioned from a blanket, sashaying through his house while his mother applauded and cheered him on. He was so proud. It was such a beautiful thing but bittersweet because I knew his spirit would change soon: that he'd become self-aware and ashamed at some level.

Peter Bogdanovich
Peter Bogdanovich

I think 'Paper Moon' is a comedy-drama. 'What's Up, Doc?' was the most severe comedy, but my favorite film of my own is 'They All Laughed,' which is a kind of bittersweet comedy.

Scott Kelly
Scott Kelly

Leaving the space station was bittersweet - I had been there for a long time and looked forward to leaving, but it is a remarkable place.