Quotes About Connection

Sometimes it's a bizarre, fairly cold, and horrifying thing to be a parent.

I think because I'm not a parent, my most immediate connection to childhood is my memory of my own childhood.

'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.

I always appreciated that connection between a parent and a kid because I yearned for it so much. Growing up, I wanted a father, and because I've had this idea of what a father should be, it's exciting to finally have the opportunity to try and be that guy, to see if I can actually do it.

Sometimes in someone's gestures you can notice how a parent is somehow inhabiting that person without there being any awareness of that. Sometimes you can look at your hand and see your father.

You become a parent when you have a baby, no matter how you get there.

I really don't know how to tell you what it feels like to be a parent.

As natural as it is for a parent to talk about their child, it is for me to talk about my product.

It's an advantage to have two parents, but to have one parent to stay closely connected and at home during those early years of education can be very very important.

You've got to talk to your kids as both a parent and a friend.

People think the advantage of a parent in the business is that they'll open doors for you. But the true advantage for me is having someone who knows exactly what you're going through.

When you're a parent, you're automatically the most uncool person that exists.

Parenthood is a great equalizer. It doesn't matter how famous you are - once you become a parent, you are just like everyone else.

The stories in 'Parenthood' are so much the stories of our lives. And the people who have worked on the show feel very connected to these characters.

When you experience parenthood, it makes you look at the other side as well.

It's hard not to use cliches when talking about parenthood.

Always kiss your children goodnight, even if they're already asleep.

Having children with someone is the real bond.

I think a dad has to make his daughter feel that he's genuinely interested in what she's going through.

I learned that life is about the people around you and the people you give back to. That's what parenting is: You're not there for yourself; you're there for your offspring and everyone else around you.

Parenting isn't just parenting your own child.

There is a lot of parenting that's completely out of your control, but I think we live in an era right now where we think if, God forbid, you couldn't talk to someone, you would flip out - you know what I mean?

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.

Call me Jonah. My parents did, or nearly did. They called me John.