Robert Downey Sr.

She's The Best.

She's a wonderful 

Mother, you know?

She's A Mother to all 

those who need love.

1997's "Boogie Nights" featuring Robert Downey Sr. as 'Burt', a record c...

After filming the devastating scene between Eddie Adams and his angry mother, Joanna Gleason was talking to Paul Thomas Anderson, and asked him if the material reflected the relationship between Anderson and his own mother. 

Anderson became very quiet, and did not answer the question. Gleason then put her hand on his shoulder and said "You don't have to forgive her." 

Years later, in an interview with Marc Maron, Anderson reported that he had recently gone to his mother's house, gotten down on his hands and knees, and apologized to his mother for his attitude toward her in the past, and for not being more understanding of her.