When I was in nursery school, the teachers asked me, y'know, 'What does your dad do for a living?' So I said 'He helps women get pregnant!' They called my mom and they were like, 'What exactly does your husband do?' Natalie Portman on mom
Like a lot of you, I grew up in a family on the ragged edges of the middle class. My daddy sold carpeting and ended up as a maintenance man. After he had a heart attack, my mom worked the phones at Sears so we could hang on to our house. Elizabeth Warren on mom
I could do without 'cool' publications calling me 'mom jazz.' But I laughed all the way to the bank, baby. Norah Jones on mom
My mom just didn't put a very high premium on me being like really famous or really wealthy or anything. Martha Plimpton on mom
It's not common for a woman on television, especially if she's the mom of the family, to be funny. She's usually a straight man or foil. Martha Plimpton on mom
My mom and I used to listen to records, read, and take train rides across the country in the summer. It was a very chill life. She didn't expose me to anything that was ahead of my development, but she expected me to adjust to her world - she did not expect to adjust to mine. Martha Plimpton on mom
Isn't it so weird the day you wake up and you're just going with the flow? And you just suddenly are a mom. Katherine Heigl on mom
I'm a sappy mom now. I didn't think I would be. I thought I'd be a cool mom who keeps everything in perspective. Katherine Heigl on mom
I was always a drama queen. I remember playing in the kitchen, trying to get my mom to think I was dead and call the police. When she didn't, I would cry. I was always theatrical. I don't think any of my relatives are surprised. Amy Lee on mom
My mom knows pretty well how I see her. Lena Dunham on mom
I'm ridiculous in my oversharing my mom and sister are very open but a little more judicious than me... and my father is a decidedly private person. Lena Dunham on mom
God blessed me with two unbelievable parents, and I am just like both of them. I have the smile and charisma of my mother and the big heart of my mom, because she wants to save the world and help the world, so I am just like her. Magic Johnson on mom
My mom was always saying: 'Be whatever you want to be, but stick with it. Don't waver. Don't change who you are for anybody.' Miranda Lambert on mom
My mom always says I cut my teeth on the church pew. Miranda Lambert on mom
My mom said the only reason men are alive is for lawn care and vehicle maintenance. Tim Allen on mom
Well, my mom is single and we've both been single at the same time over the last ten years, so I really related to the bond between my character and Diane's. Amanda Peet on mom
I always knew I wanted kids, but when my mom passed away I was like, 'I want a bunch of kids. I want three kids or four kids, and I want to have that relationship again.' I can't bring my mom back, but I can have children. Mindy Kaling on mom
Not to be weird, but I still have an ongoing relationship with my mom, even though she passed away, and I've been surprised at how much I've been able to convey to her. Now I sound like a total weirdo, but that's true. Mindy Kaling on mom
My mom loved rock 'n roll. My father hated it. We couldn't play it when he was around. Patti Smith on mom
I made some truly awful movies. 'Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot' was the worst. If you ever want someone to confess to murder just make him or her sit through that film. They will confess to anything after 15 minutes. Sylvester Stallone on mom