3 December 2020 Dhani Harrison 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.
3 December 2020 Nick Cannon So my father was a person who never lied to me. If I had a question, he answered it. I knew a lot of things at a young age because I was intrigued.
3 December 2020 Johnny Vegas 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.
3 December 2020 Christopher Meloni The surprising thing about fatherhood was finding my inner mush. Now I want to share it with the world.
3 December 2020 Richie Sambora I love being a dad. I’d have more kids if I could. I’d take a couple more, one or two more before I croak.
3 December 2020 Candace Parker My dad was my first coach and drove me extremely hard from a very young age.
3 December 2020 Loni Anderson My dad had emphysema and both of my parents had chronic bronchitis and ended up with cancers – all smoking related.
3 December 2020 Atom Egoyan That is where the irony of the film comes off, in terms of the language it employs – where he tries desperately to be a ‘TV Dad,’ to give advice and it’s so pat it becomes ridiculous.
3 December 2020 Rosanne Cash Because I was starting out in my 20’s. I wanted to do it on my own. I didn’t want to use my dad or have people say I was using him.
3 December 2020 Shay Mitchell I grew up in a predominantly Caucasian neighborhood, but my mom is Filipino-Spanish and my dad is Irish.
3 December 2020 Charisma Carpenter I had my heart set on becoming an English teacher, but stumbled into acting after meeting a theatrical agent in my dad’s restaurant in San Diego.
3 December 2020 Haley Joel Osment My dad never told me that when you audition, you might not get the role. He wanted to wait until my first disappointment to tell me.
3 December 2020 Patrick Duffy 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.
3 December 2020 Kate Walsh My mother is Italian and my dad’s Irish. In my family, we’re expressive. Nobody holds back.
3 December 2020 Paul Reiser And in that time, I lost my dad and had kids of my own. It was like, OK, I get it now. I know what fatherhood is all about. And you look at your parents differently.
3 December 2020 Anne M. Mulcahy My dad was an editor and a writer, and that’s actually what I aspired to be.
3 December 2020 Thierry Henry My dad always taught me to never be satisfied, to want more and know that what is done is done.
3 December 2020 Fred Allen My father never raised his hand to any one of his children, except in self-defense.
3 December 2020 Lisa Marie Presley I’m trying to have my own thing, and I don’t know if it’s even possible. I didn’t realize so many people actually think I’m trying to be like my dad. I read comments like ‘She’s no Elvis.’ I’m not trying to be. I never set out to be.
3 December 2020 Tony Hale My family was very supportive of whatever I wanted because my grandfather was an opera singer. My dad’s dad. So my dad has an appreciation for the arts, and he let me choose my own path.
3 December 2020 Jennifer Lawrence I had to learn how to chop wood actually – I don’t think my dad would have let me go chop wood in the backyard growing up.
3 December 2020 Jane Pauley My father was so good-natured and had such a happy disposition. I’ve always confused him with Jimmy Stewart. So, think Jimmy Stewart. That’s my dad.
3 December 2020 Lana Parrilla I actually study boxing – my dad was a Golden Gloves champion so I learned how to fight at a very young age. Growing up in Brooklyn you always had to watch your back, so I pretty much learned to protect myself.
3 December 2020 Rich Lowry 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.
3 December 2020 Jackson Browne And my dad wanted me to play the trumpet because that’s what he liked. His idol was Louis Armstrong. My dad thought my teeth came together in a way that was perfect for playing the trumpet.
3 December 2020 Mayer Hawthorne My dad calls me ‘Mac’ a lot, from ‘Mike Tyson’s Punch Out’ – Little Mac is the main character. I was obsessed. I can still beat Mike Tyson on ‘Punch Out.’
