You remember what you told me, Mom? That there are no medals for the completion of a good life? I’ve been thinking about that. About how no one wins. Like you said, it’s impossible to win, because the finish line is death.

My mom had me when she was 19 or 20. And my father was 22 or something. They were working on whatever they could, both of them aiming to be actors in theater.

My mom was a single mother, raising my sister and me. My mom has an incredible talent for living in the world without traditional structure, and her friend, who was in advertising, put me in a commercial when I was five. It was just to make money.

I’ve known my mom since I was zero years old. She is quite dope.

She told me that she would support me regardless of what I decided, but I’m so glad that I actually got to be a kid before having to grow up. My mom knows best about this kind of thing.

A lot of people ask me what my mom has taught me about modeling. The truth is the things she teaches me go deeper than what pose to make or what my good side is.

My mom is very much about ‘less is more.’ She showed me how to use makeup to enhance your beauty but not to change your face, which I think is important.

My mom does mine because I know I would go tweezer-crazy and wind up with no eyebrows at all.

I wrote my first song when I was nine, and it was called ‘Notice Me’. My Mom still has the piece of paper around somewhere, but I can’t even imagine how terrible it is.

I think I was 9, and my mom ordered them for me from a catalogue. They bred like crazy, and I was selling gerbils all around Michigan. They wrote a story about me in the local newspaper.

But mostly, I remembered what I’ve always believed. What my mom taught me. That while some things are just plain awful, most things in life can be seen either tragic or comic. And it’s your choice. Is life a big, long, tiresome slog from sadness to regret to guilt to resentment to self-pity? Or is life weird, outrageous, bizarre, ironic, and just stupid? Gotta go with stupid. It’s not the easy way out. Self pity is the easiest thing in the world. Finding the humor, the irony, the slight justification for a skewed, skeptical optimism. That’s tough. – Marco, Animorphs #35: The Proposal.

I was once that kid that needed a donation – that needed help to go to camp because my mom wasn’t able to pay for it.

My mom is painfully sweet; she’s from Nebraska.

In Hollywood, you play a mom and instantly, you’ve got osteoporosis.

Funny, how moms can tell you what to do no matter how old or big you are.

I go to my mom’s house and she’ll make me do the dishes or clean up.

Mom raised us more like cactuses, rather than orchids.

My mom was a saint. She taught me to be terminally nice.

It’s definitely important to have your mom and family there to back you up and cheering from the stands.

My mom says I’m a fighter, a fierce competitor, and I think I am, too.

Oprah has definitely caught my eye. My mom and I used to watch her shows. We just love her

You need your mom and dad to protect you. It means they love you so much.

My mom used to tell me when I was little, ‘When it rains, it’s God’s manifestation — a big day’s waiting to happen.’

My mom makes the best Cajun stuff. I’m a big gumbo guy. I’ve lost a lot of my Louisiana accent, so now when I say ‘gumbo,’ I feel like someone who’s never said the word before.

My mom is just so good with fashion! She always tells me what looks good what doesn’t look good and she gives me great advice.

My mom would always play me a lot of late-’50s, late-’60s rock.

My mom was a single parent.

My mom has always wished me a daughter just like me.

My mom’s hot. I mean she’s old, but my mom’s out of control.

My mom was always really healthy and cautious about her diet, so I’m not a big sugar guy.

I think my mom put it best. She said, ‘Little girls soften their daddy’s hearts.

I’d love to have a family one day. Having kids is the meaning of life and I can’t wait to be a mom.

My mom is in charge of my earnings.

My mom is a CEO and owns a company that manufactures communications equipment for the Marines and the Navy, so she’s not really the housewife type, if you get what I’m saying. She’s the most badass, independent woman you’ll ever meet

I became an actress because my mom wanted me to become an actress. It took me until my mid-30s to realize I actually didn’t. I actually wanted to write and direct and be more involved in politics and humanitarian issues.

I’ve never lived my life in the opinion of others. I believe I’m a good person. I believe I’m a good mom. But that’s for my kids to decide, not for the world.

Had to sacrifice my life just for my mom and kids

All that I am or ever hope to be,
I owe to my angel mother

My mother can really boast of me. My pops can really boast of me. Everyone goes on encouraging me.

Acceptance, tolerance, bravery, compassion. These are the things my mom taught me!