Mother Quote by Jessica Savitch

I announced to my mother one day when I was 8 that I wanted to be a serious actress.

— Meredith Salenger

I told my parents I wanted to be an actress years before I wrapped my head around what my dad did for a living.…

— Allison Williams

My mother raised me to be a writer.

— Pat Conroy

My first film role was a reporter. It's funny, because my father was a news reporter. I always thought there was something strange about…

— Peter Jacobson

I studied journalism at Binghamton University, even interning for NBC's longtime anchor Carol Jenkins. Before graduation, I told my parents I wanted to pursue…

— Sunny Hostin

My mother sent me to speech classes, but the other kids still teased me. I was shy. I stooped. Instead of talking, I kept…

— Colman Domingo

Being a reporter took me out of myself and that shaped me as a writer.

— Tom Barbash

I didn't want to tell Mother I worked as a journalist. She thought I was a prostitute. Locking yourself in a room and inventing…

— Sebastian Horsley

There are certain stories that remind you of the moral purpose that originally drew you to become a reporter.

— David Grann

My mother told me I should be a secretary, but I wanted to be an actress from when I was very young.

— Barbra Streisand

I grew up watching movies and television, and one day, when I was really young, I told my mom I wanted to become an…

— Cameron Monaghan

My mother gave up a good part of her career to look after me.

— David Cassidy