Quotes About Inspiration

Like many people, I had the powerful experience of being raised on Dr. Seuss, then becoming a parent and revisiting him with my own children. That multigenerational experience around his work is very meaningful.

There's something about being a parent that has, I think, made me a better comedian.

My dad being not the greatest dad in the world has made me a better parent.

What the Chinese parent is conveying to the child is not that 'you've got to get A's or else I won't like you.' On the contrary, it's, 'I believe in you so much, I know that you can be excellent.'

Everyone archetypally is a parent to future generations.

I'd definitely be the kind of parent who enabled my child's dreams. I'd just watch and nurture and guide them. I have the blueprints of what not to do... I think I'd be a good parent, actually.

'Monsters,' everybody has the thought of monsters in your closet as a kid, and more importantly, the idea of becoming a parent. We're always kind of looking for those emotional nuggets. They're always at the heart of the story.

It's hard losing a parent, especially dad because he was always behind me. It was his dream and my dream for me to become a footballer.

I realize that I was being the kind of parent that I thought my daughter needed. I was a good role model for her on what a working mom can do.

I want to be a better parent than I had. Even though my mom was absolutely amazing. Her and I are still best friends to this day. I think that the next generation should always be better and better.

Acting is something I've done since I was in high school, but I never had a model in my life, whether it was a mentor or a parent, where I could realize that acting could actually be a career.

My parents were definitely on the incentive side of parenting. Like, they told me that my father had learned to read when he was three. So, of course, I thought I had to, too.

Mum and Dad had high expectations of us as human beings - it wasn't just about education. It's a fantastic way to go about parenting, and I aspire to that.

Parenting takes a lot of creativity, and I embrace it fully.

I think that being a parent has expanded my writing, expanded my understanding of my characters, and has added a depth and richness to my work. Having kids deepened my idea of parenting and all the anxieties that come along with it.

So much of my work is about children and/or parenting; it's something I'm drawn to without being able to completely articulate why.

I have 'Parents' magazine in my home.

My parents have always encouraged me to follow my dreams and do what makes me happy.

My parents have left a legacy in our family of service to others.

With an apple I will astonish Paris.

An artist has no home in Europe except in Paris.

Paris is such a beautiful city.

If I have some free time, I leave Paris with some books about the cinema. If I'm not filming, I'm watching films.

I've been really inspired by Paris Hilton, small dogs, and a glitter, luxe lifestyle.