Debra Stephenson Quotes

I have a child and I don't want to be at work all the time when he's small. I want to spend time with him.

I quit 'Magnum' to have a family. It took a long time to get off the train, but I try very hard to have balance, and this ranch has helped me do that.

When my son was born, I decided I wasn't really into working 12 hours a day. That slowed me down a little bit.

When I retired, I really wanted to spend time with my family and kids. Coaching would have prevented that due to the commitment of the job and travel that goes with it, too.

A solid family, as they say. They join me on location if they have a chance, but I can also be home three or four months doing nothing, so I probably see my kids more than people who work constantly all year long. If that changes, we'll have to have a family meeting.

I recognize the amount of time that it takes as a director. I made the choice to stop taking roles outside of L.A. because I didn't want to miss any of my child's life.

A few years ago, I decided I wanted to be home with my family.

I walked out of the show business in 1968 because I thought that would be good for the family. It took me some time to decide but I wanted to spend more time with my wife and two daughters who were always beside me. I wanted to do everything I could for them.

The reason my kids come to the set is so I can actually see them.

One of the things that made me try writing novels was I could take time off to be with the kids. That's the practical side of what I love about the writing life.

To me, the special parts of the day - and also the ones that fit with a full-time job - are bedtime and wake-up time. So I try really hard to be there for my kids as many of those nights and mornings as I can.

With TV shows that film in London, you're pretty much around for your kids, so that's good.

I left wrestling to spend more time at home with family.

It was quite jarring to go from newspapers to magazines, and the reason I did it was because I had my second son, and with my second child, I just thought, 'I can't travel at will,' which you really need to be able to do. And so I had a sort of slow realization that I could no longer do the job that I loved.

My priorities were taking the kids to school and being a mum and being a daughter and being a sister. Just spending a lot of that time with my family that I'd probably lost a lot of, touring with the Cranberries.

I always quit at three when my kids come home from school so I feel pretty spoiled.

Parenthood and family come first for me, and when I'm not working I'm cool with the Teletubbies.

I only tour in short bursts, I'm only ever away from my family and three daughters for a month or two.

I feel like I'm a stay-at-home mom, which I was for the five years before this. She's absolutely been my focus. That's the choice I made. Desperate Housewives is perfect for me. I get to go back to work and still be able to take my daughter to school and pick her up.

I just didn't work that much while the kids were growing up.

I'm not willing to spend too much time away from my kids, so I usually don't work that much.

I do consider how I spend my time off carefully because I've got two kids.

I think my children know that Mother's priority is to be with them first. But I don't think it has to be an either/or situation. Work is very important to me, and it wouldn't be in the best interest of my children for me to stay home seven days a week.

If you're working in theatre, you have all your days to spend with your children.

I think parenthood is a wonderful balancing act. On the one hand, you want to spend as much time with your children as possible. On the other hand, you want to set an example for them to see that you're fulfilled in your life and in your work.