It doesn't matter how old you are or what you do with your life, you will never stop needing your mum. And I will never stop needing mine, so thanks, Mum.
Interpretation
Regardless of age or life circumstances, the bond with one's mother remains essential.
This quote emphasizes the enduring need for a mother's support and presence in one's life, regardless of how old one becomes or what paths one follows. It speaks to the deep emotional connection and gratitude individuals often feel towards their mothers, acknowledging that this bond is a lifelong source of comfort and stability.
In practice
In a speech to celebrate Mother's Day, to express appreciation for mothers.
As a child, I never heard one woman say to me, "I love my body". Not my mother, my elder sister, my best friend. No one woman has ever said, "I am so proud of my body." So I make sure to say it to Mia , because a positive physical outlook has to start at an early age.
What I am very, very moved and struck by is that so many people in the world are often living a life that they hadn't planned for themselves. And they wake up one day and say, 'Hang on. Who am I? Is this really me? Is this what I really wanted?' And also, 'Can I change it? Have I got the courage to change it?'
Real luxury is having the time to read endless stories in bed with my children. And I get that all the time. I'm so blessed.
If you're not still learning and growing as an actor, then you have no backbone and no career
I think there's a lot of pressure on young people to really be the thing that everyone is telling them that they are, opposed to discovering it for themselves.
I've decided I am going to start loving my backside because I don't know anyone who does that. And for my daughter, I want to be able to say to her, 'I love this.'
A dog reflects the family life. Whoever saw a frisky dog in a gloomy family, or a sad dog in a happy one? Snarling people have snarling dogs, dangerous people have dangerous ones.
I wonder if anyone can ever succeed in making their children content.
Standing in support of children is something we should all be able to get behind, regardless of party affiliation.
Anytime a child is born, the old people look in his face and ask him if he's the One.
Our parents set the moral tone of the family. They expected more of some of us and less of others, but never less than they thought we were capable of.
This was when I heard that the first symptom of old age is when you begin to resemble your father.
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