Kate Hudson's Cutest Quotes About Having Goldie Hawn as Her Mom

To the world, Goldie Hawn is known as one of Hollywood’s most iconic actresses. But to Kate Hudson, she’s a loving mom. Throughout the years, the How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days actress has credited the Overboard alum for being the best role model and parent — and Kate’s sweetest quotes are a testament to how grateful she truly is.

Goldie became the proud mom of her only daughter when she gave birth to Kate in April 1979. The Snatched actress, who previously welcomed eldest son Oliver Hudson in September 1976, was married to her ex-husband, Bill Hudson, at the time. However, the former pair called it quits in 1982.

Ever since Kate was a kid, she’s been attached at Goldie’s hip. As she got older and became successful in her own right as a Hollywood actress, the two often accompanied each other to events and walked the red carpet together at film premieres.

Goldie and Kate’s relationship grew even stronger when the Almost Famous alum became the mother of her own children. Nowadays, the First Wives Club star relishes in her role as the grandma of Kate’s three kids — Ryder Robinson, Bingham Bellamy and Rani Rose Fujikawa — whom she shares with men from three different relationships.

“A good family is the answer to happiness,” Goldie — who also shares youngest son Wyatt Russell with longtime love Kurt Russell — once told Australian Women’s Weekly. “I look at our kids and grandchildren and there’s nothing in the world that could make me as proud as I am of all them.”

The Death Becomes Her actress and her daughter have so much more in common than their jobs as actresses and their roles as moms. “They are truly connected,” a source close to the mother-daughter duo once shared with Closer Weekly.

Goldie even revealed why she’s so thankful for their special relationship. “As we grow older together, I can’t express the amount of love, joy, laughter and sadness we share,” Goldie once marveled. “She understands me, I understand her. We’re girls. We share everything.”

Scroll through the gallery below to see the sweetest things Kate has ever said about her mom, Goldie!

On Their Close Bond

“I pretty much talk to her every day. I can’t really go a week. I’ve gone a week, but it’s super rare,” Kate once told Pop Sugar. The Bride Wars star also praised Goldie for not having “unreasonable expectations” as a parent.

“Her expectations were very simple: it was your kindness, and being present, and acknowledgment, and gratitude,” she explained. “Things that are really, I think, important to be raised with. But in terms of life expectations — what you do, or who you’re with, or what you chose to be — she really allowed us the freedom to experience our own lives, which doesn’t mean that it didn’t come with parenting!”

On Goldie’s Influence on Her Coparenting Relationships

Even though Goldie and her ex-husband, Bill, didn’t end off on the best terms, Kate said Goldie never involved her kids in her divorce — which ultimately inspired Kate in the way she coparents son Ryder with ex-husband Chris Robinson and son Bingham with ex Matt Bellamy.

“I think the one thing that is that no matter what you’re feeling and no matter what — when I see my friends talking s—t about their ex-spouses in front of their kids, I get so upset because they don’t recognize how much that affects their child and how resentful their child will become of them,” she once said on the “Divorce Sucks!” podcast. “No matter what, I never heard a bad word about my father.”

On Goldie’s Best Advice

“My mom: ‘Honor your female friendships, because men can come and go, but when we nurture our relationships with women, they can be forever.’ I really believe that. My girlfriends are so important to me,” she once told Self of her mom’s best advice. “They’ve been my rock-solid foundation. You have a choice: Support the woman standing next to you or compete with her. But if you compete, you’re going to be miserable. Stick with what motivates you and makes you happy.”

On Goldie and Kurt’s Inspiring Relationship

The Fool’s Gold actress commended Goldie and Kurt for keeping their love alive ever since they began dating in 1983. “I think what they have, in terms of connection, is really rare and beautiful and something to strive for, but it doesn’t come without its stuff, [as do] all relationships,” she told ET in 2016.

On Goldie’s Charisma

Kate said she’s inspired by her mom’s youthful spirit. “Because of her personality, but also because of her spirituality, she’s very open to change and can go with the ebbs and flows of life,” she shared with Pop Sugar. “She is a searcher herself, so my mom loves and enjoys her own life, which I think was a really wonderful thing to see growing up.”