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		You understand, in my life, the only other person I spoke with or speak with more than Prince is my mother.
	
	  Tamron Hall Tamron Hall
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		I used to steal my father's cologne, and it was so strong. My mother would always know when I did because it was so intrusive. That's why I like Evolution - it's a strong yet subtle scent.
	
	  Trey Songz Trey Songz
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		Never, never, never can I say I had a frustrating childhood. It was all joy. Mother used to say she never had seen such a happy child - that I awakened each morning with a smile. I don’t remember that, but I do remember that I never wanted to go to bed, to go to sleep, for fear I’d miss something.
	
	  Mary Martin Mary Martin
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		I make the best eggplant parmigiana. Except maybe my mother. The way she makes it is delicious. If I told you how, I'd have to kill you.
	
	  Cara Buono Cara Buono
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		My mother said I was a little odd as a kid. I was alone a lot, but I didn't feel alone.
	
	  Cyndi Lauper
			
			
				Blue Angel Cyndi Lauper
			
			
				Blue Angel
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		My mother - who's from Iowa - owns and runs her own day-care centre, while my father's a developer. And my musical influences, I think, came from my father's side of the family.
	
	  Keri Hilson
			
			
				The Clutch Keri Hilson
			
			
				The Clutch
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		American popular culture, like individuals in daily life, tends to either romanticize or demonize mothers. We ricochet between 'Everything I ever accomplished I owe to my mother' and 'Every problem I have in my life is my mother's fault.'
	
	  Deborah Tannen Deborah Tannen
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		Tell me, Connie, is your mother still dead?
	
	  Ed Sullivan Ed Sullivan
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		We all go back to our roots. My father went to the central west, went to Ilfracombe in 1919. He was the manager of the wool scour there. And, Ilfracombe was right at the heart of Australia's great wool industry, and my mother was a teacher at Winton.
	
	  Quentin Bryce Quentin Bryce
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		My mother's incredibly giving, almost too giving at times. And, my dad is a real logical person. He's got logic for every situation. They've been married for 24 years, so there was that stability, also. I really learned to think on my own at a very young age.
	
	  Brian Austin Green Brian Austin Green
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		I'm preparing to be a mother one day and I really wanted to get inside the mind of a mom.
	
	  LeToya Luckett
			
			
				Destiny's Child LeToya Luckett
			
			
				Destiny's Child
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		I had done some commercial work in junior high and stuff - my mother would bring me into the city, and we'd go on these crazy castings. Acting was something I always dreamed of doing... it was my passion when I was young.
	
	  Chloe Sevigny Chloe Sevigny
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		I came to America when I was 9. My mother brought me.
	
	  Samantha Power Samantha Power
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		From a child, I knew I didn't have the face I wanted to have. My mother was a baroness. She was from Berlin; she was a silent movie actress and friends with Marlene Dietrich. So she knew all about film make-up and prosthetics and stuff like that and what they used to do in those days. And she taught me all that as a child.
	
	  Pete Burns Pete Burns
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		I was aware of it, but I grew up in a very a-religious family. My mother never went to church, she never had any religious training or background. It was never a part of our social interaction.
	
	  Donald Johanson Donald Johanson
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		My mother's incredible diaries, which she'd written from when she was 21, and even before that. She fell in love with my father when she was 12.
	
	  Charlotte Rampling Charlotte Rampling
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		I was very close to my mother, and her death, which left a gaping hole in my life, has been very difficult for me and my father in a lot of ways.
	
	  Vanessa Kerry Vanessa Kerry
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		A lot of times, when mother-son or mother-daughter relationships have been put on screen, they tend to trickle towards ugly, and I don't find that totally realistic for the wide swath of us, and it's also not that fun to watch.
	
	  Dan Fogelman Dan Fogelman