I learned a lot from my Mom. My favorite lesson: remember there is no such thing as a certain way to parent and to remember that you are learning along with your child - it's ok to make mistakes. Regina King on mom
There are days when I wonder why my mom couldn't be here to see this. Maya Rudolph on mom
My mom was onstage when she was pregnant with me. Zosia Mamet on mom
Of course, I would be depressed sometimes, and my Mom would be worried about me because I would just sleep to escape. Cause I was so scared of being a musician or artist, or whatever you want to call it. Chantal Kreviazuk on mom
I was into opera as a kid - I'd play 'Carmen' and sing and dance. My mom signed me up for a theater group before preschool, and I never looked back. Nina Arianda on mom
I begged my mom to let me start skating. Debi Thomas on mom
I would make my mom buy me the toy doctor kit. Debi Thomas on mom
I was born and raised in the high desert of Nevada in a tiny town called Searchlight. My dad was a hard rock miner. My mom took in wash. I grew up around people of strong values - even if they rarely talked about them. Harry Reid on mom
I remember my mom saying to me that what your friends do is one thing, but what you do could be on the front page of the paper. Scott McClellan on mom
I've looked at pictures that my mom has of me, from when I was four years old at the turntable. I'm there, reaching up to play the records. I feel like I was bred to do what I do. I've been into music, and listening to music and critiquing it, my whole life. Dr. Dre on mom
My mom has this great skiing event in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, every year for a local charity. Joely Fisher on mom
I suddenly had this really mad desire to have an affair with a woman. I was divorced. I was childless. I figured there's got to be one more way to really tick off my mom. Carol Leifer on mom
My mom is in her mid-60s and has more energy and is more youthful than any human being I know. It's pretty incredible. Oliver Hudson on mom
I don't think I would have been able to stick with it and been proud of who I am and be feminine out on the court. I think I would have folded to the peer pressure if I didn't have my mom to encourage me to be me and be proud of how tall I am. Lisa Leslie on mom
For me, being tall was very positive because I thought my mom was the most beautiful person ever. Lisa Leslie on mom
My mom didn't ever think I would take to acting because I was a very shy, very reserved kind of child. But obviously, something changed! Abigail Breslin on mom
I was watching TV at age 9 or 10, and my mom said that I came from the front room and I told her that I want to act. And she said if you want to do this at 18, then you can. It was a very simple story, yet, I do not even remember the conversation that I had with my mother. Until she reminded me of the story many years later. Derek Luke on mom
I've always wanted to be an actress, ever since I was a little girl. I always played the mom and I played my sister as the daughter. I wanted to be an actress on television and movies instead of just around the house. Dakota Fanning on mom
My dad named me Dakota and my mom came up with my first name Hannah. So it's Hannah Dakota Fanning. Dakota Fanning on mom
I didn't really know what I wanted to do, and then I got this call from a casting director in Los Angeles. She remembered me from something years before, and she called my mom wanting me to audition for this thing. Scott Speedman on mom