“I love New York. I first came here with my Mom when I was in 9th grade. I took the subway for the first time and the doors closed between me and my Mom, and I was so scared. I could see her through the window and I didn't know what to do. I got off at the next stop and she caught up to me, but I couldn't stop crying.” KnowsFirstsNextDoorsCryNew YorkMomFirst TimeWindowCaughtScaredMy MomGradesCaught UpSubwayI Love New York Author:Skylar Grey
“Don't let people disrespect you. My mom says don't open the door to the devil. Surround yourself with positive people.” PeopleMotherDoorsPositive ThinkingMomDevilMy MomSurroundDisrespectSurround YourselfPositive PeopleSurround Yourself With Positive People Author:Cuba Gooding, Jr.
“My mom would be leaving the house and she'd say, 'Don't you pull out all of the old dresses in the attic and put on a show again!' And the door would close, and that's exactly what I'd do. The show was calling me!” ShowsWould BeHouseDoorsMomCallingDressesLeavingMy MomAttics Author:Michael Patrick King
“My mom modeled and made clothes, so I always had such an appreciation for design. And then Gossip Girl completely blew open the door to fashion for me.” MadeGirlDoorsFashionDesignMomClothesAppreciationMy MomGossipGossip Girl Author:Blake Lively
“When I got home from school, I never knew which mood of my mom was gonna be on the other side of the door. I didn't know what I was gonna get when I turned the doorknob. That's very good preparation if you want to be a producer.” IfsKnowsWantHomeSchoolSidesDoorsMomVery GoodMy MomMoodProducersPreparation Author:Gary Dell'Abate
“My mom was there, in some form, in some sense, in some universe. My mom was still my mom, even if she only lived in books and door locks and the smell of fried tomatoes and old paper. She lived.” IfsStillsBookFormUniverseDoorsMomPaperMy MomSmellLocksTomatoes Book:Beautiful Creatures: The Complete Series Source: Beautiful Creatures: The Complete Series
“I built a leprechaun trap that was made to look like a tiny hotel. There was a ramp where the leprechaun could walk into the hotel, see a Lego pot of gold on the other side, try to reach it, fall through a trap door, go through a tube, wind up in a biscuit tin, and be trapped. My mom, encouraging my madness, told me that the leprechaun might escape and that I needed a shot glass of whiskey down there to keep him occupied while he was in there.” TryingLooksMadeMightFallSidesWalksDoorsWindMomNeededShotsBuiltGoldMadnessGlassesMy MomTinyHotelPotTrappedTrapsWhiskeyTubesTinBiscuitsRampLeprechaunLegosPot Of GoldShot Glass Author:Alex Hirsch
“The best advice my mom has ever given me is to never give up. She believes when one door shuts, another door opens. Always, always move forward.” GivingBelieveMovingGivenDoorsAdviceMomGiving UpMy MomMoving ForwardNever Giving UpBest Advice Author:Melissa Rivers
“My whole family is in the arts some way or the other. My father was a cellist in a symphony outside Chicago that was a side-job, he was a scientist. My mother was a dancer in New York. She was next-door neighbors with Dorothy Loudon and they moved to New York together. Mom was a dancer in New York for several years before she got married. My sister was a classical pianist. And my brother was a partier. So it all just seemed to work.” WayYearsArtWholeTogetherJobsMotherNextFatherSidesDoorsNew YorkBrotherMomMarriedScientistMovedNeighborMy BrotherDancerChicagoMy SisterSymphonyPianistWhole FamilyNext Door NeighborsCellists Author:Jason Graae
“The light went on when I heard Phil [woods] play, and I went like, "That is why I'm playing the instrument." So I got very inspired, I started going to clubs through a friend's mom in the city, again, another person who just completely opened all these doors for me and it was amazing how kind she was.” KindPersonsPlayLightCitiesDoorsHeardMomInstrumentsInspiredClubsWoodsVery Inspired Author:Jon Gordon