Mom Quotes

My mother often says that she could never have done it if I had been the youngest, if she had other small children she had to cart around New York City for my auditions and go-sees (modeling auditions) and stuff.

I was asked for years about being a Republican, probably because most black people are Democrats. My mother heard it once and called me and said ‘Charles, Republicans are for the rich people.’ And I said, ‘Mom, I’m rich.’

If true and unconditional love exists in this world, then it has to be the love between a mother and a child.

I’m a Queens boy at the end of the day.

My father and mother had no sense of entitlement for their children.

My mother taught me something at a young age – she said ‘you are the company you keep.’ To define yourself by some label or some level of resources – that’s pretty shallow.

My mother was a free-spirited clinical therapist, and I had the most hard-working father, a television lighting director by trade. My mum raised me to be a global citizen, with eyes open to sometimes harsh realities.

My mom helped me. I was very shy growing up, but my shyness sort of manifested in a big personality.

For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.

No matter how old you get, hug and kiss your mother whenever you greet her.