My mom would be leaving the house and she'd say, 'Don't you pull out all of the old dresses in the attic and put on a show again!' And the door would close, and that's exactly what I'd do. The show was calling me! Michael Patrick King on mom
I do believe that there are African Americans who have thick accents. My mom has a thick accent my relatives have thick accents. But sometimes you have to adjust when you go into the world of film, TV, theatre, in order to make it accessible to people. Viola Davis on mom
My mom once lost track of me at the zoo and when she found me I was lecturing a man about the difference between dromedary and Bactrian camels. I was about 3 1/2. Patrick Rothfuss on mom
Work ethic has always been stressed in my family. My dad is going to be 80 years old and he still works part time. My mom just retired a couple years ago and she's in her mid- to late 70s. Jamie Moyer on mom
I was home-schooled, was always very close with my mom and was very straight-laced and square. I was never the rebellious one, and I never threw hissy fits. Brie Larson on mom
I was 3 when I told my mom that I knew what my dharma was and that I wanted to be an actor. Brie Larson on mom
For a kid who's lost his mom and all the rage and grief that no one was able to talk out of me, football was a very therapeutic sport. Very. Jon Hamm on mom
I wanted to marry a girl just like my mom. Michael Bergin on mom
But the fact is, I'm not work-identified. I'm not a lawyer or a writer. I'm a mom, and I'm a woman, and that's the kind of people I want to see in books in the starring role. Lisa Scottoline on mom
My father left... but I tell my mom - and I told my mom this when I was a kid - I said, 'You know what, Mom? Good thing he left because you're a strong woman.' J. R. Martinez on mom
When I came out of my mom's womb, I had 'sitcom' stamped on my forehead. Sean Hayes on mom
I played with dolls until I was 15. My mother encouraged it because my older sister got married when she was 15, so Mom thought that the longer I stayed with dolls, the better. Linda Evans on mom
I'm probably a little more like my dad. But because of my mom, I never saw being a woman as being an impediment to being able to do something. She had her Ph.D. before I was born. Mary Cheney on mom
My brother Jim and I spent many wonderful summers working on dairy farms in Wisconsin owned by Mom's cousins, and as members of our local Boy Scout troop. Peter Agre on mom
When Queer Eye hit, the church told my mom they were praying for me. She said, God loves him too. And I support him 100 percent. Jai Rodriguez on mom
My mom doesn't get the whole gay thing, but she loves me. Jai Rodriguez on mom
I had said to some pastor that I was having thoughts, and the church turned on me. They went to my mom and said, So sorry about your son. Jai Rodriguez on mom
I am a mom as well as a senator! Patty Murray on mom
I had so many offers after 'True Blood' for things that were someone in the same vein, but nowhere near Alan Ball's vision. Or something that was over-the-top and fantastical. And I've always wanted to play the regular, working-class mom, and I've never really had the chance to do that. Michelle Forbes on mom
I'd never really babysat. I feel like I'm Blair, or 'Gossip Girl.' A teenager, basically - and now suddenly I'm a mom? Cecily von Ziegesar on mom