Famous Quotes
- I was born and raised in East Los Angeles by a single mom who had three biological kids and adopted four more. I never met my dad.
- I was born and raised in the high desert of Nevada in a tiny town called Searchlight. My dad was a hard rock miner. My mom took in wash. I grew up around people of strong values - even if they rarely talked about them.
- Harry Reid on Dad
- I was born in 1968, just eighteen months after my sister Chrisse and just one year after Dad passed the bar exam.
- Carre Otis on Dad
- I was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, the youngest of four girls, including my oldest sister, Lisa, who has special needs. My mom was a special education teacher, and my dad worked on the Army base. We weren't wealthy, but we were determined to succeed.
- Eva Longoria on Dad
- I was brought up in a car family, my dad loved cars and I was taught the art of making an Austin 7 operate.
- Nick Mason on Dad
- I was built up from my dad more than anyone else.
- John Wooden on Dad
- I was in the bath at the time, and my dad came running in and said, 'Guess who they want to play Harry Potter!?' and I started to cry. It was probably the best moment of my life.
- Daniel Radcliffe on Dad
- I was into all kinds of music as a teen - country music, because my dad was in a band that played country, and whatever my sister and brother were into.
- Martina McBride on Dad
- I was into the Mets because my Dad worked at IBM where he got free Mets tickets, so I was into the Mets... then I got to 'Saturday Night Live' where my boss has unbelievable N.Y. Yankees tickets, so he invites us to the games. I'm going to all the games, so I might as well root for the team I'm gonna go sit with.
- Jimmy Fallon on Dad
- I was just a kid and I didn't have a dad. That's hard, because when you're a kid, you blame yourself for everything. And I blamed myself for him not being around, for my parents not being together.
- Jonathan Rhys Meyers on Dad
- I was lucky to have my dad in my life. As crazy as things got, I always had him to put his hand on my shoulder.
- Sharon Stone on Dad
- I was punished for blowing the whistle on my father's lifestyle.
- Tatum O'Neal on Dad
- I was raised by free-spirited people, though my father gave me a very strong work ethic.
- Diane Lane on Dad
- I was really bright as a kid and tested well, and it was clear that I was going to get scholarships to any schools I wanted. My dad always said I could be an engineer at that time it was the elite of society: steady job, working in science, which was then the answer to every problem we had. It was kind of a mandate. Kind of a dream he had for me.
- James Wood on Dad
- I was recording stuff with my dad when I was like five, six years old. I played with him on tour. I'd gone with him to Japan in '91, played some gigs, did a couple shows at the Albert Hall.
- Dhani Harrison on Dad
- I was trying to make art that my son could look on in the future and would realize I was thinking about him very much during these times... that he can look and see my dad's thinking about me, but to also embed in these things something that is bigger than all of us.
- Jeff Koons on Dad
- I was who I was in high school in accordance with the rules of conduct for a normal person, like obeying your mom and dad. Then I got out of high school and moved out of the house, and I just started, for lack of a better term, running free.
- I wasn't anything special as a father. But I loved them and they knew it.
- Sammy Davis, Jr. on Dad
- I wasn't aware of my dad being an actor when I was young. I remember there was an Australian children's entertainer on television called Ralph Harris and when I'd say my father was an actor, kids would say, you know, 'oh, is he Ralph Harris?' And I had to say no and then they would lose interest.
- Jared Harris on Dad
- I wasn't sure how my dad would react. There was an agent sitting behind them and he told me he was embarrassed to watch the scenes. My parents have always been very open. They trust my decisions.
- Shannon Elizabeth on Dad
- I watched Italia '90 with my Mum and Dad and my brother, you know, leaping around the house when the penalties were on... It would be great to be part of that, to have that kind of impact.
- Steven Gerrard on Dad
- I went and took golf lessons so Dad would let me play with him. I was just terrible... but I was able to have a wonderful time just walking around with Dad. I can see the real pleasure of that game.
- David Hyde Pierce on Dad
- I went to my dad when I was 17 and said, 'I want to be a country music star.' Which every dad loves to hear. And he said, 'I want you to go to college.' So we had a discussion. And I'm pretty stubborn. I'm a lot like him. And he said, 'If you go to college and graduate, I'll pay your first six months of rent in Nashville.' So he bribed me.
- Eric Church on Dad
- I worked with my dad for 15 years. I apprenticed under him and decided I wanted to become an architect. So I went to college for it and then the acting bug got me.
- Patrick Duffy on Dad
- I would ask my dad what he did, and he'd say, 'I listen to people's problems.' In some way what he did for a living is in my genes.
- Marcia Cross on Dad
- I would have to say the person with whom I am most in love is definitely my son, Everly Bear. Although I'm his dad, I'm also his friend.
- Anthony Kiedis on Dad
- I would never have done what I'd done if I'd considered my father as somebody I wanted to please.
- Robert Mapplethorpe on Dad
- I would say the most help I got was from my dad. My dad is a civil engineer in Switzerland he's 90 years old now, so he's no longer active as a civil engineer, but still a very active person.
- Claude Nicollier on Dad
- I'd always assumed that I would die at about the same age as my dad - he was 45. I am five years in credit now. I can't get my head around the fact that I am older than he was - ever.
- Ian Hislop on Dad
- I'd like to play Matt Damon's daddy. He's a wonderful actor, I really admire him, and I'd like to play his dad one day.
- Larry Hagman on Dad
- I'd love to be a dad. I hope I'd be great at it. That's every man's fear, yet his most important job.
- Matt Damon on Dad
- I'll back up anything my dad says.
- Floyd Mayweather, Jr. on Dad
- I'm a dad and that's pretty important.
- I'm a dad now and whatever I'm doing in life I usually put a lot of effort into it - usually too much effort, so it kind of comes off ridiculous at times.
- Jeremy Sisto on Dad
- I'm a dad, and I no longer see a way for my kids to even inherit the money that I'm making, let alone go out there, have an idea, and create it in their own lifetime.
- Glenn Beck on Dad
- I'm a dad, I'm a husband, I'm an activist, I'm a writer and I'm just a student of the world.
- Michael J. Fox on Dad
- I'm a father. It isn't just my life any more. I don't want my kid finding bottles in the house or seeing his father completely smashed.
- Billie Joe Armstrong on Dad
- I'm a four star general in this thing, and you don't rise to the ranks of a four star general by hanging about the house being the perfect dad.
- Sam Elliott on Dad
- I'm a fun father, but not a good father. The hard decisions always went to my wife.
- John Lithgow on Dad
- I'm a good dad I spend a lot of time with my kids.
- Steve Zahn on Dad
- I'm a military kid, both parents in the military - Mom did 12 years, Dad did 21, served in two wars. So discipline is something that was huge.
- Robert Griffin III on Dad
- I'm a pretty hands-on dad and make the most of my custody. I take care of my little one whenever I can, and she determines what I can do and where I can do it.
- Paul McCartney on Dad
- I'm afraid that this is me getting on my high horse now but we have yob television, yob newspapers, and funny enough whereas it was my mum and dad, school, police, church who used to set the standards, now it's tabloids and yob television who set the standards by which people live.
- Gordon Strachan on Dad
- I'm always on the court with my dad.
- Venus Williams on Dad
- I'm an ambassador for the Make-A-Wish Foundation, and one of the children, his wish was to go to the Emmys, so he's going to be my date, along with my husband, and my dad and his girlfriend. So we're going to have a really fun night and it's going to be really exciting. I'm really excited for him to experience that.
- Christina Hendricks on Dad
- I'm an artist, and I go in the studio and make my music. And then I'll give it to my dad and he does what he does. And he does, you know, the press, and figuring out shows and whatnot. When it comes to my artistic freedom, he doesn't, like, step on my toes or anything.
- Ashlee Simpson on Dad
- I'm Bam Margera. And I feel like kicking my dad's butt all day today.
- Bam Margera on Dad
- I'm being a dad and a good husband.
- Chad Smith on Dad
- I'm concerned a little bit with the culture of celebrating the fundraise. My dad taught me that when you borrow money it's the worst day of your life.
- Gary Vaynerchuk on Dad
- I'm going to take care of the man I'm with. I grew up in a household where my mum takes care of my dad - she cooks, she does everything - and that's the kind of girl I am.
- Nicole Scherzinger on Dad
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