Now that I'm a parent, I understand why my father was in a bad mood a lot.
It's very hard for our parents who see us enter a world that they can't imagine.
We were very kooky and inventive, and it didn't take long for my parents to realize we should all be auditioning for things.
My father was the president of the Hearst Corporation, and my parents were close friends of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, and they all had pugs.
Caring about the welfare of children and shaming parents are mutually exclusive endeavors.
Parents are people who yell and they yell and they yell and they yell. And you already have the point... and they're still yelling.
I was embarrassed when I went and told my parents that I was thinking about running for public office.
I sort of feel like people are not that honest about their own parenting. Take any teenage household; tell me there is not yelling and conflict.
No matter how calmly you try to referee, parenting will eventually produce bizarre behavior, and I'm not talking about the kids. Their behavior is always normal.
The most rewarding aspect of parenting is seeing my children be authentic. The most rewarding thing for me is to see them do anything that they're proud of.
I barely have time for my own children. To adopt more children and not have time for them, that would be poor parenting on my part.
What parent has it easy? I just never make the difficulty of it an obstacle. I just do it.
I had been a real problem child, but once I got into acting, my parents never had any more trouble with me because all of that energy was directed in a positive way.
Before, I used to ask permission to my parents to leave the house. Now it's - I ask permission to my children to leave the house. They own the house.
As children, my siblings and I were actively discouraged from acting. I have no memories of going on set with my parents - aside from 'Gulliver's Travels.'
In fact, my parents were church people; my father was a deacon in the church.
I grew up in a city. My parents would think there was something wrong with America if they knew I was secretary of agriculture.
It is not your fault you believe what your parents tell you. It is theirs for telling you unbelievable things. -- ME
When I made my first album, there was no indication that anybody other than my parents were going to buy it.
You have a healthy baby boy! The words ring like church bells in the ears of new parents.
Don't deny your parents a chance at happiness and also an opportunity to see you achieve greatness.
