MOMMY DEAREST

"I still don't know how she did it. She always protected us—she would never let us know when we had problems, even financially. I still got to go and get a perm every four weeks." —Rihanna

MOMMY DEAREST

"My mom and I are like sisters. We kind of grew up together. She always treated me as an adult. I never had curfew. She's a workaholic, like I am. We're not super family-oriented people, you know?" —Kelly Clarkson

MOTHER KNOWS BEST

"My mom told me, `don't grow up too quickly; once you're an adult, you're an adult.'" –Camilla Belle

MOTHER KNOWS BEST

"I remember being seven and asking my mom if I was as pretty as Monique [my best friend in grade school]. And with all the love in the world, my mom looked at me and said, "Oh, honey, you're so funny.' So, she doesn't lie to me...she answers the question by not answering and instead tells me what she thinks is my greatest strength." —Jennifer Aniston

ALL MY CHILDREN

On having children with cinematographer Danny Moder (twins Phinnaeus and Hazel and their youngest, Henry): "How lucky we are that we love each other so much that we burst into three pieces." —Julia Roberts

WORKING MOM

"[After the twins' birth,] I spent two years doing nothing. I was a wife and a mom. But you need that time to grow. You can't be afraid of, `Oh, I'm out of the public, then I'm going to have to make a comeback.' It's ridiculous. No." —J.Lo

WORKING MOM

"The time I'm not spending with my kid has to be worth it." —Jessica Alba

MAMA'S BOY

On dedicating his No Country for Old Men Oscar to his mother, Pilar: "[That night] I was sitting by Jack Nicholson with my long list of thanks, and I said, `I'm so nervous. I don't know what to say if I go up there.' He said, `Don't get emotional, drop the names, and dedicate it to your mother.'" —Javier Bardem

MAMA'S BOY

"My mother went to Radcliffe, and rather than just trying to get rich, she wanted to be a teacher and taught for over 30 years in the public schools. She's definitely got some war stories." —Ben Affleck

MAMA'S BOY

"She was this incredible mom. With each of her kids, she did something called `time,' where she would spend an hour each day doing whatever the kid wanted to do, whether it was play spacemen or `Let's go into your makeup, and I'll make you up like a clown.' And as a teenager you'd be like, `Rub me, Mom. Give me a massage.'" —Jeff Bridges

MAMA'S BOY

[My mother] taught the lesson about sacrificing for your kids, but also that if your kids hit it big, they better make it up to you for those years. She's gotten her sacrifices back with interest. Sean (Diddy) Combs

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