“I told my mom I was going to do a movie about a son who hears a story about his mom and takes her on a cross-country road trip, and I wanted to actually take the trip with my mom to see what it would be like to drive cross-country with your mom.” CountryStoriesWould BeWantedSonMomCrossesMy MomYour MomRoad TripCountry Roads Author:Dan Fogelman
“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.” Has BeensMotherFunWatchesSonDaughterUglyWideScreensRealisticMother DaughterMother Daughter RelationshipMother Son Author:Dan Fogelman
“Some of my favorite movies have explored the father-son dynamic, in a very loving way. It can be complicated, but at the end, it's that moment where you're crying because of that core relationship.” WayEndsMomentsFatherCrySonMy FavoriteComplicatedCoreThat MomentFather Son Author:Dan Fogelman
