I regret not taking my 83-year-old mother to the Oscars the year I won. She deserved the Oscar for giving up so much for me.
Interpretation
This quote expresses a feeling of remorse for not sharing a significant achievement with a loved one who has made sacrifices.
Kathy Bates reflects on her regret of not including her elderly mother in the celebration of her Oscar win, highlighting the deep bond between them and the sacrifices her mother made throughout her life. It emphasizes the importance of recognizing and honoring the contributions of family members, particularly those who have supported us unconditionally.
In practice
During a speech at an awards ceremony, I shared a quote from Kathy Bates to highlight the importance of family support.
Now if I go through it again, I think I would be a lot more open about it. I admire people who have been open like Melissa Ethridge and women I see walking around facing it without wigs and all of that stuff. I think I would be more courageous next time.
The only gift my dad ever bought me is still in my jewelry box. It died at 10 minutes to 11 decades ago, but the gold Caravelle watch keeps my dad alive. A watch isn't about keeping time. It's about stopping it.
A child who is allowed to be disrespectful to his parents will not have true respect for anyone.
Everything I do is inspired by my early life”, Bourgeois’ looked up to her mother who was the most important person in her life for many reasons, ‘Maman’ symbolizes her mother; “The friend, because my best friend was my mother and she was deliberate, clever, patient, soothing, reasonable, dainty, subtle, indispensable, neat, and as useful as a spider.
First thing in the morning, we're really tired, and we look at each other and we wonder, 'Are we ever going to get sleep?' And yet, it doesn't matter if you don't get sleep. It's an honor to take care of them.
The way to plan the family is natural family planning not contraception. In destroying the power of giving life, through contraception, a husband or wife is doing something to self, and so it destroys the gift of life in him or her
I lost my daughter at 21. I had to give her up because I was broke, no place to take her, no money to take her. That was very traumatic.
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