It was my mom and I against the world. We lived in New York in this bohemian lifestyle where an extended group of artists and photographers were like my aunts and uncles.
I was never that kid that wanted to be in politics. What happened was, I graduated with a degree in accounting. I came back home to the family business. I saw how hard it was to make a dollar, and how easy it was for the government to take it. And my mom said, "Quit complaining about it. Do something about it. "
I feel like I've been doing performing my entire life. I started taking music lessons and singing when I was about ten. I didn't have one of those creepy stage moms that made me do stuff. I started bands at a pretty young age and played with my friends back in Detroit. I've always known that I wanted to do this. It was all I was ever interested in doing. I never had, outside of music, any extracurricular activities that I took part in.
My mom used to take me down to the Jersey Shore when I was 7, 8, 9 years old. I can remember being down in that area - Belmar, Seaside Heights, Asbury Park and all those places that I went back and revisited.
I believe that connecting with other moms is so important; after all, we are all on this crazy journey together and no one understands what we're going through better than each other.
I asked mom if I was a gifted child. She said they certainly wouldn't have paid for me.
When you become a parent you're endlessly obsessed with chatting to other moms and learning how they make it work - keep all the balls in the air if you like - because we all want to know how to be the best mom that we possibly can be.
My mom doesn't get the whole gay thing, but she loves me.
I was consumed with being a mom. I didn't think beyond that.
My mother was a stay-at-home mom until I was about 11, when she got a job - and it was like a light came on inside her. It's not wrong to be passionate about your career. When you love what you do, you bring that stimulation back to your family.
Our bodies are made to nurture and cuddle and all of those amazing things that come along with being a mom.
I have written about 10 books, all just practical encouragement for moms.
Now, I love playing moms who can't hide their paranoia.
I'm a mom, and I'm always looking for ways to encourage, support, and embolden my son to help make him believe in himself.
Mom and Pop were proud of my popularity, but from their point of view, show business was no way to make a living.
I was always with a single mom, and we never had schedules or anything. We were just Bohemian, us against the world, which was kind of great, but it certainly didn't breed security. I've gotten hyper-sensitive to schedules and bath time and eating at the dinner table. We don't just 'Bohemian' go out at nine o'clock and go get Chinese food.
There are other options that no one ever told you about. These are things mom and dad never explained to you; your teachers didn't know; they weren't enlightened. They weren't luminous beings that stood out of time and space.
Some are kissing mothers and some are scolding mothers, but it is love just the same, and most mothers kiss and scold together.
We are about to make motherhood a crime. No civilized government in the history of mankind has ever done this.
My mom is still yelling at me because she needs more autographed pictures.