47 Quotes by Catherine Reitman

There's an identity crisis - a lot of us become mothers, and all of a sudden, we're expected to become these selfless people. That's not a really natural process. That, for me, never felt organic.

There's a repression against mothers where we're expected to be full-time workers and pretend we're not mothers, and then expected to be full-time mothers who pretend we're not working. Simultaneously, within the hours of the week that exist.

I really enjoy working. I really enjoy telling stories. I really enjoy acting. The idea that I would have a baby and stop doing that was unrealistic to me.

Part of being a mother - part of the comedy of it, anyway - is what happens to your body.

Are there days where I wish I was just at home with my kids? Yeah, most days. But then I look at our accomplishments, and I feel alive; I feel so proud of myself. So it's a very confusing thing to be a working parent.

It took me a long time to blossom. Everyone else understood how to socialize and how to look. I didn't get the memo.

I knew how to come up with jokes at someone's expense really fast.

We've all been in that metaphoric place, having to scream out what you want in the face of your fears.

To admit that you're shooting for the stars - that you're allowed to do that, that it's not shameful - that to me is very vulnerable.