3 December 2020 Tom Hooper 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’.
3 December 2020 Gary Locke My dad, of course, like a lot of Asian parents, wanted me to be an engineer or doctor and never could understand why I would want to be a lawyer. And then, when I first said I wanted to run for office, he thought that was absolutely insane.
3 December 2020 Benicio Del Toro My grandfather was a lawyer, my dad was a lawyer, my mum was a lawyer, I got an uncle who’s a lawyer, I got cousins that are lawyers.
3 December 2020 Pamela Anderson My dad read the Bible ten times, and I want to do it in my lifetime. But it’s definitely tough getting through.
3 December 2020 Shaun White My mom was a waitress, and my dad was a plumber who worked for the City of San Clemente fixing mains breaks, so not too glamorous.
3 December 2020 Sidney Poitier But my dad also was a remarkable man, a good person, a principled individual, a man of integrity.
3 December 2020 Bubba Watson My dad taught me to be a leader or a follower, and he said follower ain’t fun. So I want to be the leader of Bubba Watson.
3 December 2020 Mike Myers My Dad was from Liverpool, and he picked it up in the army. He’d often come out with this stuff.
3 December 2020 Zosia Mamet My dad has always been really helpful. He taught me that talent is a bonus, but persistence is what wins out.
3 December 2020 William Petersen I didn’t want to play a lawyer. I didn’t want to play a doctor. I didn’t want to play a single dad. I wanted to do something I felt I could learn from, something that would be a challenge and something that would not dry up.
3 December 2020 Dan Auerbach Everybody always wants to rebel against their parents’ music, but nobody listened to music louder than my dad.
3 December 2020 Stephen King I never saw any of my dad’s stories. My mother said he had piles and piles of manuscripts.
3 December 2020 Maurice Sendak Most children – I know I did when I was a kid – fantasize another set of parents. Or fantasize no parents. They don’t tell their real parents about that – you don’t want to tell Mom and Dad.
3 December 2020 O. J. Simpson I could not tell you the date of my mother’s death. I could not tell you the date of my dad’s death. These are not dates that I find significant.
3 December 2020 Miley Cyrus I have four shelves covered with journals that I’ve written. Dad and I are writing songs together. I’ve probably written 100 songs.
3 December 2020 John L. Phillips My dad served in two wars has been flying airplanes for 60 years now. He was certainly quite an inspiration.
3 December 2020 Rory McIlroy I wanted to make a point of basing myself at home, being close to my family. I’ll never be able to repay Mum and Dad for what they did, but at least they know they’ll never have to work another day. I’ll do whatever it takes to look after them.
3 December 2020 Trisha Yearwood I finished high school, moved to Nashville for college, and set out to break into the music business. Every night when I called home with news of my experiences, my mom and dad would encourage me to keep taking those small steps.
3 December 2020 Bill Pullman I also turn down what’s probably a good amount of coinage to be made out of playing dads, an incredible number of obnoxious dad.
3 December 2020 Steve Irwin Since I was a boy, from this house, I was out rescuing crocodiles and snakes. My mum and dad were very passionate about that and, I was lucky enough to go along.
3 December 2020 Susana Martinez At 18, I guarded the parking lot at the Catholic church bingos. Now my dad made sure I could take care of myself. I carried a Smith and Wesson 357 magnum.
3 December 2020 Ricky Martin I always wanted to be a father. I have a beautiful relationship with my dad and beautiful memories. I always knew I was going to have a family.
3 December 2020 Abbie Cornish I’m one of five kids and we lived on a massive farm in New South Wales with my mum and dad.
3 December 2020 Jessica Hahn My dad used to flush my mother’s head down the toilet. I was so screwed up.
3 December 2020 Liv Tyler I love my dad, although I’m definitely critical of him sometimes, like when his pants are too tight. But I love him so much and I try to be really supportive of him.
3 December 2020 Hedy Lamarr I am not ashamed to say that no man I ever met was my father’s equal, and I never loved any other man as much.
3 December 2020 Aldous Huxley Sons have always a rebellious wish to be disillusioned by that which charmed their fathers.
