Susan Sarandon Quotes

Let's just say I decided that while my son is young I don't want to do projects that would take me away for months.

The hardest part of it was really being away from my family - I have two small children. Last year I took over 20 business trips, so being away from them was hard.

I love acting, but I have two little kids, and it's 14 hours a day out of the house. You don't get that time back.

'Grey Gardens' consumed my life for over two and a half years. It really takes its toll on the family. I'm not there to tuck them in, help them with homework and eat dinner with them. When I work on a show, I only have about 20 minutes a day with my family.

I was writing and I have three kids. I was occupying my time with them but it was difficult.

I'm very conscious of the fact that when I'm working, my daughter is not with one of her parents.

I think the hardest part of being a working mom is that I miss my kids a lot.

My mother worked when I was growing up, so I was under the impression I'd find it easy to be a working mum. But I found it very hard to be away from my family, even for short periods of time.

Of course there were times, particularly when you travel, when it's very tough to leave the kids, particularly when they were very young. I would try to take them with me when I could just so they could experience and see a little bit of what a work day involved.

I have two little children. I didn't want to be missing their childhood while I was away, busy writing about children.

I'm a good dad and a fair husband and I work quite a bit. That takes up a fair amount of time.

Midwest kids got to summer camp. There is something very special about being away from your parents for the first time, sleeping under the stars, hiking and canoeing.

I just love to work and spend time with my family. And that's the reason I don't look at the length of the role, but what it has to offer me.

I have always been very choosy, but as you grow older, your tolerance for crap becomes less. The role I will do today has to justify the time I take away from my kids and my husband. I love them, spend a lot of time with them and love doing things for them. So to go away for three to six months, I need something equally powerful.

I tell her all the time I'd gladly retire and hang out with the kids and clean the house. I want to have a good life and great family, and from a professional standpoint I want to be successful, but it's not the most important thing at all.

The only time I ever spend alone is when I am working or when my husband is away filming. I put the kids to bed and have an hour and a half in the evening for myself.

You can still love your job and feel guilty. You can still love your child and feel guilty. There's a lot of grey in that. It's about being conscious when you are spending time with your kids, being with them in the moment.

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

Over the years, I've learnt how to strike a balance between both my lives and give quality time to my passion as well as to my family. Yes, it is tiring at times, and every working woman goes through the phase.

One of the reasons I didn't really want to do TV earlier in my career was because it is so life-consuming, and I wanted to spend time with my kids and be a mother.

I just had a baby. I'm not going to work unless it's something really special and meaningful, because I can't imagine missing all that time with my daughter.

If one area I felt it was a tough election was I couldn't see my young son and I couldn't see my wife a lot, but apart from that for her also it was an experience.

I am happiest when I am with my wife, Susi, and our two boys exploring and loving something for the first time.

I often feel very guilty because of the time that I spend outside of my home and the little time that sometimes I have for my kids.

We don't have the luxury of time. We spend more because of how we live, but it's important to be with our family and friends.