Motherhood Quote by Amanda Peet

Amanda Peet is doing a classic actor move here: turning a piece of casting into a small confession that sells the chemistry. The surface is breezy - my mom and I were both single, so I connected with this on-screen bond - but the subtext is sharper. She is framing “single” not as a lack, but as a shared identity that can actually tighten a parent-child relationship. It’s a neat reversal of the usual rom-com logic where singledom is a problem to be solved; here it’s a lived condition that creates solidarity.

The specificity matters. “Over the last ten years” gives the line weight without melodrama, implying long stretches of adult life where the cultural script (pair up, settle down) didn’t pan out in sync for either woman. That “we’ve both been single at the same time” is doing a lot of work: it hints at parallel lives, mutual witnessing, maybe even the slightly taboo idea that a mother and daughter can be mirrors rather than roles.

Peet’s intent is also PR-savvy. By tying her personal life to “the bond between my character and Diane’s,” she invites the audience to read the relationship as emotionally accurate, not manufactured. It’s an appeal to authenticity in an era when celebrity interviews reward relatability over mystique. And she namechecks Diane - likely a co-star with her own cultural baggage - to signal respect and shared ownership, positioning their connection as the real draw, not plot mechanics.