Jennifer Ehle Quotes

Pulling away from your parents, that's the natural thing to do; that's how life progresses.

Young people need their own private places which mothers don't belong to, even if they want mother all around the edge of that.

To grow mature is to separate more distinctly, to connect more closely.

I deliberately went to boarding school. It was my choice. My mum was abroad and I wanted to wean myself off being dependent. It was a very important time for me to be able to create my own individual, independent life; just as a way of growing up.

I think there is a time in every person's life where they have to let their parents go and figure out what being a parent means for themselves.

Coming to the Waratahs was the first time I felt I gained some independence. I was telling my parents I had to go out on my own, and learn and grow, and if I made mistakes, then so be it.

Every child is going to grow up. You can see it happen in the books: They get older and older and belong to themselves to a greater and greater extent.

When I was growing up in the '70s and '80s, by the time you were 16, you were kind of expected to be an adult. By the time we were 16 and able to drive, certainly by 17 or 18 and into college, you just had very little interaction with your parents.

I've grown up a lot, I'm on my own, and I've learned some valuable life lessons.

My mom has made it possible for me to be who I am. Our family is everything. Her greatest skill was encouraging me to find my own person and own independence.

As people grow up and they want more freedom, it's on an individual basis, children want to have more freedom, you've got to allow that, so how do you balance it. I would say let it evolve, move as quickly or slowly as people would like to move.

Freedom makes a huge requirement of every human being. With freedom comes responsibility. For the person who is unwilling to grow up, the person who does not want to carry is own weight, this is a frightening prospect.

There were six kids in our family, and I grew up fast. I had to do a lot of things on my own. I was a rebellious teenager. That's why coming into the film business was good for me because it gave me some discipline. Once I became an actor, I had to grow up a little more.

I'm ready to live on my own. It's a really big step, but I'm ready.

I mean, I like to think of myself as being strong and independent, but I definitely wasn't like that at 14.

All my children have spoken for themselves since they first learned to speak, and not always with my advance approval, and I expect that to continue in the future.

It's not that I don't respect my parents' authority or appreciate all that they did for me, but when I was 18 I was able to move out, and I was out. I feel like a different person since then; I mean, it's obviously a big turning point in life. I feel like I've established myself, and I'm a smarter and more mature for it.

You have to eventually grow up and take control of your life, which is very hard to do.

Yes, I'm very close to my family. And being that close to your family, I think you also struggle with how to become your own person.

As I've gotten older and grown more independent, I think for myself, and that's how it should be.

I genuinely haven't really had a rebellious phase. I think it's just because of the way I was brought up. I think it's because I left home when I was ten years old.

I told my parents, 'You've taken care of me all my life, helped me through college. You've been awesome, but now it's my turn to be my own man.'

As you grow and mature, you will want and will earn more freedom to live your lives your way and to make your own choices. This you should do.

I guess becoming an adult and learning how to survive on your own is exciting.

I think, when you are growing up, you have to pull apart from what your mother wants or needs. You've got to go your own way, and that's what I did.