Quotes About Family

When I played Leonardo DiCaprio's mother, they liked that Leo had very hooded eyes and a rounded nose with a ball. They said, They look like they could be mother and son.

Growing up in Orangeburg, I didn't know that I lived in the 'corridor of shame.' I was the son of a single mom who learned to read from comic books. My grandparents helped raise me.

Akshay Kumar is more than a son to me. What I love about him is that there is never a dull moment with him. He is always up to some nonsense.

I live up Laurel Canyon, and if I want to walk with my son, I have to drive to the park, which is so insane to me.

I always said that I would provide for my son differently to how I was provided for from my father. That was my desire when I was 20 and not even playing in League One.

I'm not really emotionally dependant on anybody except my son, my daughter-in-law, and my grandchildren. But a partner... I haven't felt like that for so many years, I don't really remember what it was like.

I don't want him to hurt himself. I don't want him to choke on something. You're just so concerned for them, and it hurts you. It's so alarming, man. I feel it for the people around me, but it's deeper for my son. Only a parent would understand.

All I think about is my son, my family, and my future family.

I can't get to the point where my brain is mush and I can barely talk, because my son's life depends on my health.

Sometimes there's a very special relationship between a mother and her son.

My son has been called many names, accused of many horrible crimes. As a father, I've borne all the humiliation that my son has undergone.

The single moment when I knew that I had to get busy and do more was around the death of my son.

I spend a lot of time at my son's school and I really wanted to do a movie that the kids could see. The good thing about being my age and not having to be the ingenue anymore is that I get to be a mom. I get to have kids in my movies.

My cousin in Louisiana started a small company with a little savings, renovating houses. A single mom, she saved enough to buy a home and provide child care for her son. When the economy went belly up, so did her company. She was forced to sell her home and move in with her parents.

My son had seen 'Dum Laga Ke Haisha,' but he wasn't happy about it because my father bullies me in the film.

Anglo-Saxon kings often used to favour their sister's son to their own - for at least you could guarantee there was your own blood in your sister's son!

I would never say that being Bob Marley's son has been a pressure. It has been a door opener.

I was born in Montreal in 1939, the second son of poor immigrants.

Being on the cover of a magazine with my son is the best thing ever. It took me 18 years to get my first cover, he gets one at 8 months.

I'd also say having Jack's son Chris living with us from his 13th year on helped in raising Rick.

I am not ashamed to say that I am the son of a washerwoman.

I have a beautiful son, I don't regret it, I'm very proud of the way that we handle our relationship and the way that we keep our son first and that's our priority.

I try to get them working. My older son is 10 and he's pretty interested. We had a dinner party the other night and he helped a lot. He helped peel asparagus; he hung out. It was great.

The great thing about being the son of Maya Angelou is that I had the good fortune to grow up around some of the greatest black artists, dancers, singers, musicians, and actors of our time.