“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
“You eat and sleep it all day long and play on the streets until mom calls you in. My story is no different than anybody else's.” LongDifferentPlayStoriesSleepStreetsMom Author:Adam Oates
“My mom can't defend herself to the world. She is such an amazing woman, with such an open heart. It's a real hard line, and I crossed it. I took everyone's life story and assumed it would be a great thing to put on screen. I was being selfish and I feel so horrible about it. I feel so guilty.” WorldFeelsHeartRealHardStoriesWould BeLinesMomMy MomScreensSelfishHorribleGreat ThingsGuiltyLife StoryOpen HeartBeing SelfishAmazing Woman Author:Nikki Reed
“I've been drawing my whole life. My mom says my sister and I were drawing by age 1. Animation seems a real, natural extension of drawing as a way of telling a story visually.” WayRealWholeStoriesSeemsAgeNaturalMomMy MomDrawingWhole LifeMy SisterExtensionsAnimation Author:Jennifer Yuh Nelson
“I've heard stories about me as a kid. My dad got me a T-shirt that said "here comes trouble," and when I ask my mom what I was like, she just sighs with this weary tone and says, "Oh, you were really busy."” SaidStoriesKidsAsksTroubleHeardMomDadMy DadBusyMy MomShirtsToneWearySighT Shirt Author:Kristin Bauer van Straten
“It's all authentic. It's a great story. You have a dream 35 years ago - doesn't come to fruition, but you move on with life. But it's somewhere back there. Then you turn 60, and your mom just dies, and you're looking for something. And the dream comes waking out of your imagination.” YearsStoriesDreamMovingDiesTurnsImaginationMomYears AgoWakingYour MomFruition Author:Diana Nyad
“My mom is American, so I was raised in her household in my formative years. But as I got older, my pops tried to keep me involved with the culture by telling me the stories of the conflict between Ethiopia and Eritrea, how he came to America, and about our family back home, because all that side of my family, my aunties, grandparents, is in Africa.” YearsStoriesHomeAmericaCultureSidesMomInvolvedConflictMy FamilyRaisedMy MomPopsOur FamilyHouseholdGrandparentBack HomeEthiopiaFormative YearsEritrea Author:Nipsey Hussle
“Agent Mom is a perfect opportunity for me to do what I love... develop characters, act and take incredible stories to my fans. So yes, I can absolutely see myself cast as Agent Mom.” I CanCharacterStoriesOpportunityPerfectFansMomIncrediblesCastsAgentsYes I Can Author:Alaina Huffman
“Christmas was always a big holiday in our family. Every Christmas Eve before wed go to bed, my mom and dad would read to us two or three stories and they would always be The Happy Prince, The Gift of the Magi and Twas the Night Before Christmas, and I would like to keep that alive.” TwoStoriesBigsNightThreeAliveMomDadBedMy MomOur FamilyHolidayMom And DadChristmas Eve Author:Cameron Mathison