Quotes About Parenthood

The glories of a new baby are beyond description.

If she hated me that much, why hadn't she given me up? Or was giving up a child an act of love?

Do you have children? she asked. No. Why? The man answered that one had to have faith in the world to have children.

I haven't watched anything I've been in since I've done it. I have never put in a movie at home that I've been in. Why? I don't know. I would feel like Norma Desmond. And I have a kid, so time is at a premium.

I go from being in front of 2,000 people, shot-gunning beers on stage and acting like a complete idiot, to being in a Mommy and Me class, waving a little pink handkerchief around 12 hours later!

I've done a lot of things I'm not proud of, such as getting my girlfriend pregnant when I was 23 and the way I handled that.

I have five children. There were four boys. The fifth, I got weak, and a girl came.

I never planned on having children, that's never been a desire of mine.

Just because you can have a baby, it doesn't mean you should. Especially without planning for one or getting married first.

Babies are wonderful, important things. Having kids, even the thought of having kids, is a big emotional deal. But sometimes it can cause people to change their financial plans and directions.

I want my son to never know the mommy who would rather watch him play basketball than play with him.

Having a son is not all pleasure.

I would love to be a dad. There are plenty of comedians who have kids. But they're dads. Being a dad is so different from being a mom.

There are plenty of models who have children.

I think some people can't understand why you wouldn't want kids but I can't see any advantages at all. We're overpopulated as it is. Plus, I hate thinking the only reason I'm here is to pop out a kid or two. I'd rather leave something else behind.

Poets have said that the reason to have children is to give yourself immortality. Immortality? Now that I have five children, my only hope is that they are all out of the house before I die.

I did say that I wanted to be a young mom, just because my mom was a young mom. It is better because I can be closer to my kids and stuff.

I felt so much closer to my mother after I had babies. It bonds a mother and daughter more.

I think Jenna's going to be an incredible mom. She's already an amazing companion and I love her very much for many reasons - her loyalty and ambition and passion for life in general.

I'm not going to have any more children. I'm quite confident about that.

I made a conscious decision after I did 'The Duchess of Malfi' at the Old Vic in 2012, when my daughter was six months old, to try doing more screen work.

I made the conscious decision to not have kids, and I didn't want to be married.

When you have children, you almost feel like you've made your contribution to the survival of the human species. It's your way of passing the baton.

I'm ridiculously proud of my children. More so than any of my books. I suspect I wouldn't have written any of them if I hadn't been lucky enough to have this huge family.