“I was watching TV at age 9 or 10, and my mom said that I came from the front room and I told her that I want to act. And she said if you want to do this at 18, then you can. It was a very simple story, yet, I do not even remember the conversation that I had with my mother. Until she reminded me of the story many years later.” IfsWantYearsSaidStoriesAgeRememberMotherSimpleRoomsFrontsTvsMomConversationMy MomWatching Tv Author:Derek Luke
“I always had a standard of, back when I was doing the country music I always told people I would never record a song that I wouldn't sit down and sing in front of my mom and dad.” PeopleCountrySongRecordsFrontsMomDadStandardsDown AndMy MomOld PeopleBack WhenMom And Dad Author:Ricky Skaggs
“Then I saw it. I saw a mom who would die for her son. A man who would kill for his wife. A boy, angry and alone. Laid out in front of him, the bad path. I saw it. And the path was a circle. Round and round. So I changed it.” MenDiesBoysPathSawsWifeFrontsChangedSonMomAngryRoundsCircles Author:Rian Johnson
“Jesus Christ - He means the world to me. So many different situations I've been through, through my childhood and now my adulthood; I lost my brother at a young age. He got hit by a car right in front of me. I had to be strong for my mom.” WorldMeanDifferentAgeYoungJesusLostStrongChristSituationChildhoodCarFrontsBrotherMomJesus ChristMy MomMy BrotherAdulthoodYoung AgeMean The World To Me Author:Adrian Peterson
“I would mimic what I saw in Grease and Guys and Dolls in front of my mom's mirror and I would practice voices and songs. When you put me alone in a room, that's what I would do.” GuySongVoiceRoomsPracticeSawsFrontsMomMirrorsMy MomDollsMe AloneGrease Author:Elizabeth Olsen
“Well, my mom was an Olympian, so we have some good genes on that front.” WellsFrontsMomMy MomGenesOlympianGood Genes Author:Ivanka Trump
“When I was in high school, my mom gave me a paperweight. It was when I was going through my 'not that interested in doing homework or really working on anything' phase and the paperweight said "If you're not the lead dog, the view never changes." And that's sort of the same thing, if you're not always working to be in the front.” IfsSaidSchoolViewsDogFrontsMomHigh SchoolMy MomPhasesNever ChangeHomeworkAlways Working Author:Amanda Schull
“I was always really shy. That's why being in front of cameras like this is uncomfortable. I found that when I was a kid, I would hide behind playing pretend. That's when I would come out of my shell. I would dress up as an old man or something and go out onto the street with my mom. I would come out of my shell that way. So I ended up stumbling into acting. It was the one thing that I found a passion for.” MenWayKidsPassionFoundActingBehindsOne ThingStreetsFrontsMomCamerasDressesMy MomUncomfortableShyOld ManShellsStumbling Author:Austin Butler
“How come Mom is crazy and I'm not? Well, it's possible my mom could stand up in front of this many people and talk about all the crap in her life and those people could have sat around and laughed with her, it would've meant nothing and she could have moved on cool. It's also possible she could have taken out the whole front row with a large-caliber weapon.” PeopleWellsWholeTakenCrazyFrontsMomWeaponsMovedMy MomSatLaughedCrapMoved OnCaliber Author:Christopher Titus
“Standing in front of a microphone where every word or every slip that you make, especially in these times, is with you forever - you want to say the right thing. I fell into having to extemporize, and it came okay because of tools I've learned. I said [to myself], "Remember [to mention] mom and dad."” WantSaidRememberForeverFrontsMomDadStandingToolsOkayRight ThingI've LearnedSlipsMicrophonesMom And Dad Author:Neil Peart
“I had to come out on stage with my little staff and robe and I had this sun on top of my head that my mom made - that was the first time I was ever on stage singing in front of anybody. I realized that I was one of the best acts of the night but I didn't give singing much thought after that. I was really into playing baseball.” GivingFirstsLittlesMadeNightSunStageFrontsMomSingingFirst TimeBaseballMy MomI RealizedStaffRobesPlaying Baseball Author:Gonjasufi
“My mom [comes] to see my shows because she's so proud, but I'm talking about losing my virginity, my ex-wife and our sexual problems, and she's sitting in the front row smiling. I just go, "Mom, you can't sit in the front row, you can't smile. You have to go way in the back and dress in black. If I see you it's like you're breaking in when I'm having sex with my wife. It's just wrong."” IfsWayShowsProblemSexBlackTalkingWifeFrontsLike YouMomProudLosingSittingDressesMy MomMy WifeExesVirginityHaving SexEx Wife Author:John Leguizamo
“You can write songs about your comic books and the girl or boy you sort of know and your mom and dad and it's all right there in front of you.” KnowsWritingBookSongGirlBoysFrontsMomDadComicComic BookYour MomMom And Dad Author:Scott McClanahan
“I didn't have a lot of exposure to films as a kid, and I never went to the cinema. I had a single mom who just planted me in front of the television.” KidsFilmFrontsTelevisionMomCinemaExposureSingle Mom Author:Roger Ross Williams
“When I was born, they didn't work. They're broken, the nerves in my lower left lip. When I was kid, I would talk out of the side of my face. When I was 16 and came up to Hollywood from Orange County, I was in this cattle call audition for Batman and Robin at Warner Bros., and they interviewed me out front of the studio. When I got home, I was like, "Oh, this was exciting!" But then when I watched the news, I was like, "Mom, what is wrong with my mouth?!"” HomeKidsFacesLeftSidesBornFrontsBrokenMomNewsMouthsHollywoodExcitingLipsStudiosNervesAuditionsOrangeCountyCattleRobinsBrosWarner BrosOrange County Author:Milo Ventimiglia
“I don't think that moms, with all that's going on in our society today, would want to put their kids in front of something that will be disheartening rather than uplifting.” ThinkingWantKidsTodayFrontsMomUpliftingOur SocietySociety TodayDisheartening Author:Octavia Spencer
“I was always in front of the camera. My mom was really passionate about photography - I have pictures of my whole life. I've always just been in front of my mom's camera and it's always comfortable to me.” WholeFrontsMomComfortablePhotographyCamerasPassionateMy MomWhole Life Author:Gigi Hadid
“My mom was a sub teacher her whole life. My aunt was a teacher her whole life. So that wasn't hard to do. Performing in front of people started when I was a child. My mom ran a theatre. So we were around it. Getting up in front of people has never been an issue. So I think once you get over that part of it, I'm happy to teach anybody anything.” PeopleThinkingChildrenHardWholeTeachIssuesTeacherFrontsMomMy MomTheatreWhole LifeRanPerformingGet OverAunt Author:Matt Snell
“It wasn't so long ago that I was a working mom myself. And I know that sometimes, much as we all hate to admit it, it's just easier to park the kids in front of the TV for a few hours, so we can pay the bills or do the laundry or just have some peace and quiet for a change.” KnowsLongSometimesKidsHateHoursPayFrontsTvsMomEasierQuietBillsParksLong AgoLaundryPeace And QuietWorking Mom Author:Michelle Obama