“I am proud of my kids, but I also want to make my mom proud of me. I'm still a momma's girl at the heart of the situation.”
Mothers are the first teachers, the last phone call, and the voice in your head long after you have left home. These quotes capture the tireless, often thankless, always essential work of motherhood — and the love that fuels it.
“Having a child makes you realize the importance of life - narcissism goes out the window. Heaven on earth is looking at my little boy. The minute he was born, I knew if I never did anything other than being a mom, I'd be fine.”
“I am proud of my kids, but I also want to make my mom proud of me. I'm still a momma's girl at the heart of the situation.”
“I was thinking that when I have children, that I should always dress as a character for them, so they think their mom is Alice in Wonderland or Cinderella. It would be totally messed up!”
“My mom has always said that if I get a big head, she'll take me out of this business as quickly as I got into it.”
“My mom used to say that I became a fighter and a scrapper and a tough guy to protect who I am at my core.”
“Mothers are the necessity of invention.”
“Before you're a mom you don't know what gear is going to be relevant.”
“My mom is very confident and she was always a role model of mine.”
“Thankfully, I have my mom and a small group of close friends who are there for me 24/7 and whom I can trust and depend on.”
“It's superfun being a mom, but it's hard too.”
“From the very start of all of this, my mom has read the scripts first. And if she liked something, she let me read it. She told our agent what kinds of parts that we would want.”
“I don't want to have kids for like 10 years. I still have a lot to do. I don't even know if I could handle a dog right now. I'm so not ready. Someday I'll be a mom but not until I'm in my 30s.”
“All of us kids ended up 'doing Mom.' There are four of us who've tried show business. Five if you insist on counting my sister the nun, who does liturgical dance.”
“The best situation is being a single parent. The best part about is that you get time off, too, because the kids are with their mom, so it's the best of both worlds. There's a lot to be said for it.”
“I hear my friends and my mom tell me I'm special, but honestly, I still don't get it.”
“I think I'm a really hands-on mom.”