--- title: "12 Played Mother Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 12 Played Mother quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Played Mother sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/071/rohini-hattangadi-9979_cinema_after-i-played-the-mother-in-a-few-films_1343349.jpg" --- > [After I played the mother in a few films, I was only offered mother roles. I just wanted to act; so I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rohini-hattangadi/after-i-played-the-mother-in-a-few-films-i-was-only-offered-mother/) [Rohini Hattangadi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rohini-hattangadi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/071/rohini-hattangadi-9979_cinema_after-i-played-the-mother-in-a-few-films_1343349.jpg) > [While in 'Komban' I played the mother of Karthi, a relatively quiet character, the mother role in 'Kanchana 2' was a stark…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kovai-sarala/while-in-komban-i-played-the-mother-of-karthi-a-relatively-quiet/) [Kovai Sarala](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kovai-sarala/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d55/kovai-sarala-28328_character_while-in-komban-i-played-the-mother-of-k_1713947.jpg) > [Immediately after 'Dil Dhadakne Do' in which I played a mother, I made the choice of not doing films which put me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shefali-shah/immediately-after-dil-dhadakne-do-in-which-i-played-a-mother-i-made/) [Shefali Shah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shefali-shah/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/29e/shefali-shah-6652_choice_immediately-after-dil-dhadakne-do-in-whi_41842.jpg) > [I have played mother many times in south films. And I really have no problem with it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/priyamani/i-have-played-mother-many-times-in-south-films-and-i-really-have-no/) [Priyamani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/priyamani/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db4/priyamani-6049_many_i-have-played-mother-many-times-in-south_2507938.jpg) > [After 'Gandhi', Bollywood offered me mothers' roles. I played mother to heroes older to me like Amitabh Bachchan and Mithun Chakrbaborty.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rohini-hattangadi/after-gandhi-bollywood-offered-me-mothers-roles-i-played-mother-to/) [Rohini Hattangadi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rohini-hattangadi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/656/rohini-hattangadi-9979_heroes_after-gandhi-bollywood-offered-me-mother_1679110.jpg) > [I've played a mother before, but it's always been a very young child, which is closer to what I can imagine my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrea-riseborough/i-ve-played-a-mother-before-but-it-s-always-been-a-very-young-child/) [Andrea Riseborough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrea-riseborough/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f9/andrea-riseborough-8720_always_i-ve-played-a-mother-before-but-it-s-alw_6667.jpg) > [That's nice, to be compared to Joanna Lumley. She played my mother once in 'Ella Enchanted.' I was one of the ugly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucy-punch/that-s-nice-to-be-compared-to-joanna-lumley-she-played-my-mother-once/) [Lucy Punch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucy-punch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d2f/lucy-punch-17588_compared_that-s-nice-to-be-compared-to-joanna-lum_1139866.jpg) > [I was shooting one day and it struck me that I was the age that Shirley MacLaine was when she played my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/debra-winger/i-was-shooting-one-day-and-it-struck-me-that-i-was-the-age-that/) [Debra Winger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/debra-winger/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e2/debra-winger-8813_age_i-was-shooting-one-day-and-it-struck-me_567842.png) > [I did a show where I played the mother of a 15-year-old, I was 20 years old when I played a mom…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shefali-shah/i-did-a-show-where-i-played-the-mother-of-a-15-year-old-i-was-20/) [Shefali Shah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shefali-shah/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dca/shefali-shah-6652_age_i-did-a-show-where-i-played-the-mother-o_527615.jpg) > [I've played a mother many times, even in tragic things like, "I Dreamed of Africa," so I know how it is to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kim-basinger/i-ve-played-a-mother-many-times-even-in-tragic-things-like-i-dreamed/) [Kim Basinger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kim-basinger/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/511/kim-basinger-7530_children_i-ve-played-a-mother-many-times-even-in_2958111.jpg) > [I played Mother Abbess in The Sound of Music and everybody's like, "Well she wouldn't have been this and that, she shouldn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/audra-mcdonald/i-played-mother-abbess-in-the-sound-of-music-and-everybody-s-like/) [Audra McDonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/audra-mcdonald/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/76a/audra-mcdonald-9650_children_i-played-mother-abbess-in-the-sound-of-m_2391168.jpg) > [“In choosing, moreover, for his father an amiable man of fifty-two, who had already lost an only son, and for his mother…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-galsworthy/in-choosing-moreover-for-his-father-an-amiable-man-of-fifty-two-who/) [John Galsworthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-galsworthy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/687/john-galsworthy-4232_father_in-choosing-moreover-for-his-father-an-a_668251.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/played-mother/#itemlist", "name": "Played Mother Quotes", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "After I played the mother in a few films, I was only offered mother roles. 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