It was my mom and I against the world. We lived in New York in this bohemian lifestyle where an extended group of artists and photographers were like my aunts and uncles. – Brooke Shields
I have bad-mom moments all the time. Sometimes I have the wrong reaction, but I try to remember to pull back and think about it. Even when I make the mistake, I’m able to then go, ‘Oh, okay, let’s do this again.’ – Brooke Shields
My mother totally protected me as a model. She took me on every look-see, she was there on the set if I wanted her to be. – Brooke Shields
Everybody says, ‘When you have kids, you really get away from yourself.’ But really, it’s the most selfish thing I’ve ever done. It’s like, Okay, I’m going to create unconditional love for myself, and I’m going to need it and want it and ask for it every day, and I’m going to get it. – Brooke Shields
From the time I could speak, I knew I wanted to have children. It was just an innate desire. – Brooke Shields
I went to an ordinary school in New York City with no other actors. I learned to compartmentalise different parts of my life. I was one person at home and then another person at work and for that reason my career didn’t challenge my family life. – Brooke Shields
I’m so adamant that being a really good parent does not mean you have to be there 24/7. I find that I’m never not thinking about where they are, but instead of it stressing me out, it comforts me to know that I’m completely aware of their schedule, and they’re with someone I trust. – Brooke Shields
The most rewarding thing is being on Broadway. I went into Cabaret as a replacement and was really challenged beyond anything I could have imagined. – Brooke Shields
Don’t waste a minute not being happy. If one window closes, run to the next window- or break down a door. – Brooke Shields
I’m a hands-on mum and I’m lucky to be able to be that. I can remember the things my mum used to do with me and that time together is so important. – Brooke Shields
I’ve never found therapy to be a sign of weakness; I’ve found the opposite to be true. The willingness to have a mirror held up to you definitely requires strength. – Brooke Shields
Eight shows a week is daunting, and it can be terrifying. But it just instills such a sense of confidence and growth. – Brooke Shields
Louis Malle was the best filmmaker I’ve ever worked with. He was such an artist. He was dealing with the theme of innocence and experience. – Brooke Shields
Being nice to everybody, saying hello to everyone in the room, signing every autograph; it was instilled in me at a very young age that this was what I was suppose to do. But I don’t think it helps at all. I see more people who are rude or arrogant being rewarded – but, this way, I can put my head on the pillow at night. – Brooke Shields
I would have thought that I would have become one of those parents – just because it’s my nature to be such a perfectionist – that anything falling short, I would have seen as a failure. But something has happened to me over the past few years – it’s not Zen, believe me, I’m not at all Zen – but I’m so appreciative of even the chaos. – Brooke Shields
At Princeton I gained a great deal of pleasure from success in my classes. knowing that I could accomplish those things, and I realized that my success was directly proportionate to the work I put in. – Brooke Shields
I suffered from post-natal depression after Rowan was born. I had a healthy, beautiful baby girl and I couldn’t look at her. I couldn’t hold her, smile at her. All I wanted was to disappear and die. – Brooke Shields
Honesty is the quality I value most in a friend. Not bluntness, but honesty with compassion. – Brooke Shields
My younger years of modeling were really just filled with fun trips. I was doing catalogues for Alexander’s and Bloomingdale’s. – Brooke Shields
What Tupperware has stood for all these years is the independence of women, allowing women to work from home, earn a living – and that what this Boys & Girls Clubs of America program, the SMART Girls program, is about. – Brooke Shields
I have a group of friends in my life, and we all give each other something different. I’ve known my two closest friends for many years. One is a friend from high school, and the other I met right after college. My deep, deep friends remind me every day of the good parts of my personality. – Brooke Shields
I was such a nerd, a complete geek, but then I was lucky enough to have a fancy career, where I can be like ‘See, I’m not a nerd. Look, I’m in ‘Vogue.’ – Brooke Shields
The difficulty of IVF or of any fertility issues is the hope and the shattered hope, the dream that it might happen this time and then it doesn’t happen. – Brooke Shields
