I regret not taking my 83-year-old mother to the Oscars the year I won. She deserved the Oscar for giving up so much for me.
Interpretation
This quote expresses a feeling of remorse for not sharing a significant achievement with a loved one who has made sacrifices.
Kathy Bates reflects on her regret of not including her elderly mother in the celebration of her Oscar win, highlighting the deep bond between them and the sacrifices her mother made throughout her life. It emphasizes the importance of recognizing and honoring the contributions of family members, particularly those who have supported us unconditionally.
In practice
During a speech at an awards ceremony, I shared a quote from Kathy Bates to highlight the importance of family support.
Now if I go through it again, I think I would be a lot more open about it. I admire people who have been open like Melissa Ethridge and women I see walking around facing it without wigs and all of that stuff. I think I would be more courageous next time.
Though my father was Norwegian, he always wrote his diaries in perfect English.
I love my mother, not as a prisoner of atherosclerosis, but as a person; and I must love her enough to accept her as she is, now, for as long as this dwindling may take.
My mother was a full-time mother. She didn't have much of her own career, her own life, her own experiences... everything was for her children. I will never be as good a mother as she was. She was just grace incarnate. She was the most generous, loving - she's better than me.
Parents and children seldom act in concert:_x000D_ each child endeavors to appropriate_x000D_ the esteem or fondness of the parents,_x000D_ and the parents, with yet less temptation,_x000D_ betray each other to their children.
I tell my children now that they are older, 'If something happens to me... don't make no big fuss over me. Don't make no big expense on my funeral. Don't put any pressure on the rest of the family. I've loved everybody, and I hope they loved me. But don't create this big expense for the family.'
We support each other in the Coppola family. We love the idea of everyone getting his place in the sun.
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