Quotes About Children

I don't know why anyone would want to ask an actor for dating advice. We are not the poster children for healthy relationships.

The best relatively contemporary portrayal of a courtesan that I've ever seen was probably in 'Children of Paradise,' a film that was made during the Nazi occupation of France, made in secret actually.

I loved having children and started relatively late.

As I get older, all sorts of things become less funny. Once one has children, any cruelty involving children becomes far less amusing than when one was at the mercy of one's friends' and relatives' children.

The only way I could relax was when I was with my children.

The beauty about living in Atlanta is that there aren't too many paparazzi here; you can just relax. And that really works for me and my children.

Sometimes it's nice just to relax and enjoy the kids.

I am more relaxed at home in Scotland, and my children are of an age where I want us, as a family, to spend more time up here.

Okay, this is a secret, but I think that nursery rhymes are the most relaxing and fun songs.

Like anything, you don't force kids to cook. It just becomes part of life - have them be around it, keep them informed - talk about it. I try to relay my passion for it in these ways. The second you try to force anything on your own kid, they rebel.

I can write anywhere. I actually wrote more than I ever did when I had small children. My children were never a hindrance.

My daughter's just going to be really hip! My goal is to be as eco-conscious as possible: There's so much out there for parents who want to do that. I plan to keep her eco-friendly as she gets older. I think we all sort of have to do it.

Kids will keep it real. If I've ever had in my life a great anchor, it's them. They get in your head, 'don't get too famous.' If you think you're really famous and think you're really hip, go hang out with your kids for an afternoon. That's about as earthbound as it's going to get.

Hiring someone to look after your children is about the most important thing you will ever do in your life.

I work with poor kids. I work in the fight against HIV.

Well, right now we're so busy that I kind of had to put all the hobbies on hold. But I like going camping with my kids. I have two daughters; they're 7 and 10 years old.

Tennis has always been my hobby and I love to play but it's also not a bad way to earn your living and it might help if children knew that.

I had two brilliant children and one genius. Elon could figure out things when he was very young and was always advanced for his age. He could hold a conversation about something that was way beyond his years, and he read voraciously.

If you're driving home and your kids are playing up in the back seat, I'm pretty sure that's taxing. You're trying to hold your composure, you're trying not to shout at them.

It shouldn't be just the rich and the powerful that send their children to schools where there is armed security. Parents shouldn't be holding their breath because there's no security in schools they're sending their children to.

When I talk to younger actors, and young people in general, who are holding off having children because they think they cannot fit them into their busy lives, I now know, and am able to say to them, 'You've just got to get on with it; there is never going to be a right time.'

If I'm on holiday I want pictures of all my kids, and they're not going to stand there waiting for me to find the right light.

I don't drive smart cars; I don't go on fancy holidays. All my money has gone on my kids' education.

Hollywood was never great for children.