Mother Quotes

My mother is British; she's from Shrewsbury. She turned me onto 'Monty Python' very early.

Jason Bateman
- She
- Mother
Every day my mother had tea. My dad has his ritual cigar. They had their evening cocktail. Those rituals were done nicely, with flair and feeling.

John Travolta
- Done
- Feeling
- Dad

Coming from the '50s, things were very violent. We were still being lynched. If I drove down through the South with my mother, I might not make it through one state without being bullied or harassed. I feel like unless you've been black for a week, you don't know.

Pam Grier
- Mother
- Black
My mother insisted that I have a normal upbringing.

James MacArthur
- Mother
My mother, Maxine, was married at 16 to my father Raymond, and in 56 years together, he was the only man she ever had.

Debbie Reynolds
- She
- Together
- Father
I was very inspired by my mother. She was a vocal teacher and sang in a band, and my first memories of her were going out with her on the local circuit.

Daryl Franklin Hohl
- She
- Band
- Teacher
My mother got pregnant with me at the age of fifteen. This was '64, and unheard of at that time.

Dr. Dre
- Time
- Mother
- Age
When my mother died, my father's early widowhood gave him social cachet he would not have had if they had divorced. He was a bigger catch for the sorrow attached.

Amy Hempel
- Mother
- Father