10 celebrities on motherhood

Charlize Theron “I can only hope to be 10 percent of the mom mine was to me. She encouraged me to be confident and enjoy life. That's what I want for my son."

Kate Winslet "There's something really empowering about going, 'Hell, I can do this! I can do this all!' That's the wonderful thing about mothers, you can because you must, and you just DO."

Sheryl Crow "Wyatt [my adopted son] is definitely all mine. Little souls find their way to you whether they're from your womb or someone else's."

Nicole Kidman "My instinct is to protect my children from pain. But adversity is often the thing that gives us character and backbone. It's always been a struggle for me to back off and let my children go through difficult experiences."

Julia Roberts "I try to call my mother, Betty, with more regularity because I think, what if Hazel didn't call me for two weeks? I'm able to see her mothering now from a different vantage point."

Amy Poehler "There is an unspoken pact that women are supposed to follow. I am supposed to act like I constantly feel guilty about being away from my kids. (I don't. I love my job.) Mothers who stay at home are supposed to pretend they are bored and wish they were doing more corporate things. (They don't. They love their job.)"

Jennifer Lopez “"It's unconditional love. I know everybody feels this way about their kids, but I just feel like they're super special. I can't wait to see what they do, and I feel like my job is to not mess them up too much.”

Scarlett Johansson “When I'm just hanging out with my daughter and we're doing silly stuff, and if I make her laugh, the feeling of joy I have is explosive ... If only you could actually bottle that and carry it around."

Drew Barrymore “I didn't really have parents, you know? And therefore the kind of parent I will be is a good, present parent. In a way, maybe that was a detriment to my youth, but it'll be the biggest asset to my adulthood."

Geri Halliwell “Being a single mum is hard – although it depends on what day you ask me. Sometimes it has its challenges but I am wary to say that it is too tough because I feel more privileged than most and I have a mother who is incredibly hands-on.”