Mirai Nagasu Quotes

When I wanted to go away to college in Toronto, my dad said, 'You can't go.' When I got to Toronto, I bought a couch, and my dad cried for the whole weekend because, as my mum told me, 'Now you have furniture; he knows you are never coming back.'

I still vividly remember the moment I let go of an embrace with my daughter on her college campus - that, in her opinion, probably lasted far too long. I left the most precious thing in my life in the care of an institution, and that's a very hard thing to do.

You may find that your parents are the most delightful people, but you don't want to live with them.

When I moved out of my mom's house at 18 I was almost as sad to leave her sewing machine behind as anything else.

Everybody always talks about how they can't wait until they turn 18, so they can go out on their own and get their own apartment, and I'm like, 'I want to be with Mom!' I have it good.

It was really tough being 14 and moving away from home.

I knew I needed to move away when I was 15, but when I got to Norwich, I spent nights crying myself to sleep with homesickness. For any young kid moving away from home, that is the biggest thing you have to deal with.

My daughter is almost a young lady. She's going to be 10 years old in December and I want to be there day-in and day-out.

I'm excited for my little girls. When they left the nest, I was excited because they were winging their way into life.

I feel so blessed to do what I do, but there's nothing in the world better than watching your child succeed.

I looked at my parents when I was 17, and I said, 'I'm moving to L.A.'

Nobody can raise your kids like you can yourself.

If I feel like I've done a great job during an interview with the president of the United States live in the Oval Office, it doesn't give me a tenth of the good feeling of going to the school play and making eye contact with my kids as they're onstage delivering their lines. Nothing compares with that moment of connection.

All I wanted was for my mom to say, 'I love you, and I'm here for you.' I never got that.

I owe undying gratitude to my patient parents.

I think my dad always saw how happy I was on set.

I am proud of my kids and happy to brag about their achievements. Their success has been an immense source of happiness for me.

When I signed for Vancouver, it was funny because my mom didn't really want me to move away. She was concerned about all my schooling.

I have two grown up sons who, as I've repeatedly said are my first and only priority in life.

I personally don't resent having my children.

I used to think that only a mother could provide unconditional love and make sacrifices.

I was born with a mother who loved me unconditionally and with a sense of humor.

You live with your family for awhile, and then you move out into the world, and you still have your family; you just don't get to see them every night when you go home for dinner.

There's absolutely no part of what I do that my dad doesn't have the utmost pride in. It doesn't matter what the job is - he's... supportive. Same with my mother.

My parents are so amazing, and they've travelled around the world with me.