Hilary Duff is speaking out after her Agent Cody Banks costar Frankie Muniz recently described her mom, Susan Colleen Duff, as "super intense." "I was never pushed into acting and I was never pushed into singing," Hilary, 38, told "Mythical Kitchen" in an interview posted on Friday, March 13. "My mom knew that my sister [Haylie Duff] and I loved performing.... I understand giving what your children are interested in energy ... Back when I was doing it, no one was acting where I came from, so everyone thought it was like, 'She has a stage mom.