Every time I went away I was deceiving my mum. I'd tell her I was going to school but I'd be out on the street playing football. I always had a ball on my feet.
My mum came from nothing and didn't have many opportunities in her youth, and she blames a lot of her social inadequacies on that.
My mum would like to see me on the cover of 'Good Housekeeping' demonstrating children's toys with some nice lipstick on.
My mum has told me that I have to work with Antonio Banderas just so that she can meet him and try and marry him.
I remember seeing Aladdin when I was five or six and loving it. I looked at the big screen and said to my mum, Whatever this Genie guy does, I want to do. Mum said I couldnt be a genie, but that Robin Williams, who did the voice-over in the film, was an actor. So I said, OK, then, I want to be an actor.
I do love a bit of fashion. I grew up around a lot of it as my mum and dad had clothing stores so my mum was always designing a lot, and I definitely had that as an influence.
They teach you how to handle life in England, but they don’t teach you a thing about death. There’s no book telling you what to do when your mum or dad dies.
I'm not great with money. I'd go crazy if I were left to my own devices. My mum and girlfriend sort it out. I'm not driven by it, but I love to be generous.
My mum said to me once years ago, which really spurred me on, 'You're the funniest person I know'. I loved that.
I always assumed I'd be a terribly patient mum but it turns out I'm not!
My mum taught me how to read before I went to kindergarden, I always thought that being able to read provided lightness, help to dispel darkness, ignorance and stupidity.
My mum taught me to have a soul.
My mum always told me I was precious, while my dad always told me I was worthless. I think that's a good grounding for a balanced life.
I'm part Maori. My mum's Maori, and she raised me. And my grandma, she's Maori.
From as young as I can remember, I always wanted to be a singer. . . My mum taught me 'Going Down the Garden to Eat Worms' for a competition when I was about 4.
I always knew mum loved me - tough, look-after-yourself love, as if she knew she wouldn't always be there.
Sophie is asking mum ‘Why am I NOT a doll NOT an adult NOT a boy NOT a giraffe?’ It’s so easy to miss all we are when we focus on what we are not!
I felt different although my mum kept reminding me it was OK to be different.
There was a time when my mum would sew costumes for the dance studio so we could keep doing our classes because we couldn't afford them.
Being a mum is something that's never bothered me too much. I have never felt a strong need to have children, but I am not averse to it either.