I used to watch my mother cooking when I was a child; she influenced me a lot.
I was really raised by three women - my mom, and I have two older sisters, one nine years and one 11 years older - so I'm happy to have that many women in the house.
My mom has always been very open, very liberal. So I grew up with that, and I can appreciate everything that she did and went through and was exposed to.
I was really drawn to thinking about the women in my life. Thinking about my mother, who's a very powerful force on me. And I have these two very strong sisters who took up a lot of imaginary space in my life.
A mother's example sketches the outline of her child's character.
My mother was a beautiful lady, elegant, chic, and that was the biggest inspiration to me.
My mother was the making of me.
Mum was a big style icon for me: her natural sexiness and natural confidence.
I'm into everything. My iPod is very eclectic - if you kept it on shuffle, you'd be amazed. For example, I was forced to grow up on Dolly Parton. My mum was obsessed by her. She bought all this memorabilia for the front room. It's ridiculous.
By the time I was 15, my mother had turned me into a real clotheshorse.
So mothers everywhere take heart. The indoctrination you administer now may have unanticipated positive effects years later.
There's a story behind everything..but behind all your stories is always your mother's story..because hers is where yours begins.
My mom was always a fan of just really elegant, sophisticated pieces. I mean we grew up in Maine, so we didn't have a lot of call for black tie or anything, but I think I definitely got that sensibility from her.
My mum was an art teacher, so we used to have fantastic dressing-up costumes when we were little.
I owe much to mother. She had an expert's understanding, but also approached art emotionally.
Men are what their mothers made them.
What in us the women leave uncultivated, children cultivate when we retain them near us.
What I know now about life is this: your mother is a part of everything you do and everything you are.
All my kids are great, because of my mother. Every Sunday, we're over there at my parents' place for lunch.
Mum has been the biggest influence on me.
My mother insisted that her children read.
I'm really lucky because my mom is a good beauty muse.
In a way, I'm fighting because of my mom. She wanted me to find something in my life.
That's why I'm so crazy because my mom is crazy.
I've been blessed to have an amazing mom and two amazing sisters - so they set a very high standard.
