Famous Quotes
- When I was growing up my mother would say, 'Your dad may have to learn about being a father because he lost his own and that would have affected him'.
- Tom Hooper on Dad
- When I was in nursery school, the teachers asked me, y'know, 'What does your dad do for a living?' So I said 'He helps women get pregnant!' They called my mom and they were like, 'What exactly does your husband do?'
- Natalie Portman on Dad
- When I was little, I used to work with my dad on the engine of his car. Mostly this was a matter of me handing him wrenches.
- Mireille Enos on Dad
- When I was little, we had a Golden Book that had all these Disney characters in one portrait on the first page. My dad used to read from it every night. We'd play this game of find Pluto or find Donald Duck. He'd read us stories and do all the voices. Those are great memories.
- Danica McKellar on Dad
- When I was on Broadway when I was little, I remember always driving through Times Square with my dad to the theater. Now when I go back, you can't even drive on Broadway in the 40s. New Times Square is too touristy to me.
- Jenna Ushkowitz on Dad
- When I was really little I would sit in the back of my dad's car when he'd be playing old-school music. He'd turn down the music and turn around and I'd be singing and know all of the words but I didn't even know how to talk. From then on I've always wanted to be a singer.
- Leona Lewis on Dad
- When I was younger it was - you know, my dad dressed up in drag on 'Bosom Buddies.' And that was what I was having to deal with at the time. And then around the time that I was into college was when he became statue-worthy I guess you could say.
- Colin Hanks on Dad
- When I was younger, I had a perm, and it was really big. My mom was a hairdresser, so even my dad had a perm! I looked like a poodle, but it was cool at the time.
- Heidi Klum on Dad
- When I was younger, my family would go camping and fishing on our ranches. My dad loves being around all kinds of animals. He's the one who got me to be a really big animal lover.
- Paris Hilton on Dad
- When it came to the stylish and graceful art of ballroom dancing, my dad was a king of the clubs, a prowling tiger and a wonderfully natural mover.
- Bruno Tonioli on Dad
- When my dad died a lot of songs came, and they're still coming.
- Rosanne Cash on Dad
- When my dad divorced my mom it was kind of like him leaving me also.
- Nicole Richie on Dad
- When my dad needed a shirt ironed, he would yell downstairs to my mother, who would drop everything and iron his shirt.
- Hope Davis on Dad
- When my dad toured in '91, I think my first gig properly was the Tokyo Dome, 50,000 people indoors. That was pretty scary. I was 12, or 13.
- Dhani Harrison on Dad
- When my dad was badly weakened by the flu and my mom wanted to call an ambulance to take him to the emergency room, he wouldn't go unless he could shave first and change into a nice shirt and a pair of slacks.
- Rich Lowry on Dad
- When my father died in my arms it had such a profound affect on me that at that very moment when my dad passed I realized that I needed to face my own fears.
- Criss Angel on Dad
- When my mom ran for the Senate, my dad was there for her every step of the way. I can still hear her saying in her beautiful voice, 'Why should women have any less say than men, about the great decisions facing our nation?'
- Mitt Romney on Dad
- When one has not had a good father, one must create one.
- Friedrich Nietzsche on Dad
- When you get pure joy out of 'being' rather than 'doing' or 'seeing,' that's when you realize how big and unexplainable some things are and being a dad is one of those very few things.
- Brendan Fehr on Dad
- When you're nearing 35, going, 'Hey Dad, I can't make these payments,' just isn't cool.
- Eleanor Mondale on Dad
- When you're shooting a film, you really don't get to be a dad, and you don't really get to be a husband. You don't really exist at all. But I do drag my family with me on location whenever I can.
- Whenever I did a good performance, my Dad and my uncles, who were rabid movie fans, took me to the movies. There began my underlying love affair with film.
- Whenever I fail as a father or husband... a toy and a diamond always works.
- Shahrukh Khan on Dad
- Whenever I'm in theatre situations I will go out of my way not to talk about my father, but in the film world I can be really proud of my family and say, 'You know what: my dad's a really, really famous theatre director,' because nobody has any idea.
- Rebecca Hall on Dad
- Where I come from, you don't really talk about how much you're earning. Those things are private. My dad never told my mum how much he was earning. I'm certainly not going to tell the world. I'm doing well.
- Paul McCartney on Dad
- Whoever does not have a good father should procure one.
- Friedrich Nietzsche on Dad
- Within our culture, every school has a swimming pool. We lived on the coast. People swam in the surf. It's a very sporty nation and at that particular time anyone who had an artistic bent was very much an outsider. So if you liked reading or ideas or playing the piano then your dad viewed you as a sissy, basically.
- Geoffrey Rush on Dad
- Without my dad, I wouldn't be here.
- Maria Sharapova on Dad
- Work ethic has always been stressed in my family. My dad is going to be 80 years old and he still works part time. My mom just retired a couple years ago and she's in her mid- to late 70s.
- Jamie Moyer on Dad
- Working with my dad was such a gas. We approached the work in a similar way. We only made two films together when I was an adult, Tucker, and Blown Away, but it was so much fun to play with your parent like that.
- Jeff Bridges on Dad
- Yeah, my dad bought me a guitar when I was like 10, and I didn't really want it then.
- Miranda Lambert on Dad
- Yes, I always remember my dad's, mom's and my grandma's perfumes.
- Marc Jacobs on Dad
- You always give credit where credit is due - to high school coaches, college coaches - but my dad, the foundation that he built with me, is where all of this came from. The speed, the determination, the mindset, just the natural belief that you can do anything you put your mind to, it all comes from my dad.
- Robert Griffin III on Dad
- You always hear people saying, 'I hope I'm not turning into my dad', but I'd be honoured if I became half as decent a bloke as he is.
- Johnny Vegas on Dad
- You can tell your uncle stuff that you could not tell your dad. That is kind of the role of an uncle. I feel very much like a father sometimes but sometimes I feel like a teammate.
- Dusty Baker on Dad
- You can' t help being a musician because you've grown up with music, yet being one means being compared to your dad and being slated for it. But I really don't have the ambitions of most people going into the industry.
- Dhani Harrison on Dad
- You do need parental guidance and I was in a great position with both my mum and dad. They split when I was a baby but even though I stayed with my mom they were both very much involved in my upbringing.
- Leonardo DiCaprio on Dad
- You get to a certain age and you can't judge yourself on your dad or your parents.
- Ellie Goulding on Dad
- You have to respect your parents. They are giving you an at-bat. If you're an entrepreneur and go into the family business, you want to grow fast. Patience is important. But respect the other party... My dad and I pulled it off because we really respect each other.
- Gary Vaynerchuk on Dad
- You know my dad pushed me to believe that I was going to be the best. I just never thought of life without tennis, even looking forward.
- Andre Agassi on Dad
- You know my father as governor, as president, but I knew him as dad. I was so proud to have the Reagan name and to be Ronald Reagan's son.
- Michael Reagan on Dad
- You know not having my real dad around and having a step dad made me want to be a great dad. So now I have been one for 9 years. And now 3 daughters. So, that is what I am - a dad, first and foremost, before anything else. It's just something that comes natural now.
- Tim McGraw on Dad
- You know that family is going to be there for you no matter what. My dad gave me a freakin' kidney!
- Sarah Hyland on Dad
- You know when everyone's watching, your mom and dad, your friends in high school who thought they were better than you. You get your chance to get in the spotlight and shine.
- Shaun Alexander on Dad
- You know, I'm just - I'm really happy for my dad.
- Nicole Richie on Dad
- You know, my dad served in the President's Cabinet after his time as a governor. He told me he enjoyed being governor a lot more. Now, I understand why. If I do my job well, I can make a difference in people's lives and I can help our children realize their dreams.
- Mitt Romney on Dad
- You know, my mother's beautiful, my dad was a really handsome man, and there was a lot of talk about looks when I was growing up.
- Courteney Cox on Dad
- You know, no matter what I am or what I do for a living, I'm still, you know, the husband and the dad and the protector of the house, and I have to be conscientious about that.
- Richie Sambora on Dad
- You see another side of Draco when he's with his dad. When Draco is with his dad, he doesn't say anything. He keeps his mouth shut. He's sort of bullied by his dad, so he acts very different.
- Tom Felton on Dad
- Your kids can say some cruel things to you at times. For example, Nicole, Miles and Sofie are standing there in the room and I'm dressed to kill in my own mind. They'll say to me, 'Dad, you're not going out there looking like that are you?' If that doesn't kill a star, I don't know what does!
- Lionel Richie on Dad
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