Melanie Roach Quotes

My priority is my son and my husband, and I have a lot of spinning plates, so I try to make sure they're not one of them.

I want to work, but being a mom is my No. 1 priority.

Acting's not my whole life. My children definitely come first.

I remember sitting on a bench in New York and sobbing and realising that my ambition to be a singer was making me selfish - I was a mother with two children, and I needed a backup plan.

I had to make a choice at one point in my life, of missing films or missing my children. It was a very easy decision to make because I missed my children so very much.

Being a mom to my son has taken precedence over everything in my life, and I think that's the order it should be... It's a great challenge that I don't think's ever gonna stop.

Once I have children, the kids come first. One thing at a time for me.

Becoming a mom forced me to re-prioritize and make room for the things that are most important, while recognizing that there are things I can let go of, and the world won't crumble around me.

I think being a mom changed me, and now it's not just about what I want to do and what's sort of interesting, but what I absolutely have to do.

If anything gets in the way of me being a good mom or wife, I simply say no.

Some people drop their wings in order to grow a hump

I have worked so hard since I was 15 years old, all because I wanted to be a mom.

I've made decisions along the way so I would be there for my kids, and it's kept me from going places I would have gone.

Obviously, my daughter's my priority, so if you want to have plans with me and then my daughter calls, then I'm going to have to go with her.

I used to tell moms that for the sake of their well-being they had to put themselves first. But I know now that's not always possible.

I'm a mom first.

Being a mom is hard, I think a lot of working moms feel that way.

My children come first and the career comes in around that.

Being a mom is what life is about. I hope people realize what the priorities in life should be and know not everything has to be perfect.

Being a mom has made me a better person. It's made me more compassionate. It's just awesome. I think I was put here to be a mom.

The natural state of motherhood is unselfishness. When you become a mother, you are no longer the center of your own universe. You relinquish that position to your children.

The biggest change for me as a mom was realizing I needed to put someone else before me. Now the hardest part about the empty nest is learning to put myself first.

Sure my career means a hell of a lot, but it will never come before Sandy and my son.

A mother has to think twice, once for herself and once for her child.

Sometimes I think, 'Why should I work out when I can spend time with my kids?' I feel guilty doing something for me.