Best Dad Quotes | Short & Famous Sayings Page 10

“I have learned a lot from jazz. I compare good acting to jazz music. The more you study and prepare as an actor, the more equipped you are to live in the moment. Just like the gifted musicians in my dad's quartet, it takes a courageous actor to be free.”

Moments Actors Acting Study Dad Musician Jazz My Dad Compare Courageous I Have Learned Gifted Live In The Moment Jazz Music Quartets Good Acting

Author:Nat Wolff

“I'll say my dad couldn't act to save his life and nor can my uncle and they'll say I'm the worst actor in the world.”

World Actors Worst Dad My Dad Uncles

Author:Laurence Fox

“You could probably go three or four months without the word 'God' coming from my dad's mouth; Mum would pray for a parking space.”

Three Space Four Months Praying Dad Mouths My Dad Mum Parking Parking Space

Author:Laurence Fox

“I don't think a man who is fifteen years younger than me should tell me he is proud of me unless he is my sober coach or my time-travel dad.”

Thinking Men Should Years Proud Dad Coaches My Time Time Travel Fifteen Sober Fifteen Years Proud Of Me

Book:Yes Please

Source: Yes Please

“And if I may, call your mom, everybody. I've told this [to], like, a billion people, or so. Call your mom, call your dad. If you're lucky enough to have a parent or two alive on this planet, call 'em. Don't text. Don't email. Call them on the phone. Tell 'em you love 'em, and thank them, and listen to them for as long as they want to talk to you. Thank you. Thank you, Mom and Dad.”

People Ifs Want May Long Two Enough Parent Alive Planets Mom Dad Lucky Phones Billions Ems Email Your Mom Mom And Dad Your Dad

Author:J.K. Simmons

“My roots are Scottish. My dad's parents are from Scotland, and my mum's dad is Scots.”

Parent Dad Roots My Dad Mum Scotland Scottish Scots

Author:Katharine Isabelle

“My dad's name is Vernon and my mom liked the initials, V. V. My sisters and I got named Victoria, Valerie and Vincent so we'd be V. V.'s, too. But, then when you start getting pets' names that start with a 'v,' it's a little embarrassing.”

Littles Names Mom Dad My Dad My Mom Pet My Sister Embarrassing Initials Victoria Pet Names

Author:Vince Vaughn

“I watched Westerns from the time I was a girl. My dad was a big Western fan. I always loved Clint Eastwood movies and Westworld, where the guy gets trapped in a western-themed amusement park. The western motif was fascinating to me.”

Bigs Guy Girl Fans Dad Western My Dad Parks Fascinating Trapped Amusement Motifs Amusement Parks Elise

Author:Kimberly Elise

“I was raised by my mom. My dad was always traveling, but she allowed me and encouraged me to be close to my dad. So I grew up with three parents: my mom, my dad and my stepmom. Ninety percent of the time I was with my mom, and 10 percent was with my dad.”

Three Parent Grew Mom Dad Grew Up Percent Raised My Dad My Mom Ninety

Author:Brian J. White

“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.”

Moments Faces Father My Own Arms Needed Dad Died Profound My Dad I Realized Father Died My Father Died

Author:Criss Angel

“I love all my fam. I have quite possibly the best dad, mom, and sister in the world.”

World Mom Dad Best Dad

Author:Ryan Eggold

“I like wearing my dads sweaters because I knew that he wore them when he held me when I was a baby.”

Baby Dad My Dad Sweaters

Author:Troian Bellisario

“If I were a dad, I'd have my kids watch 'I Love Lucy' and 'The Honeymooners.'”

Ifs Kids Watches Dad Lucy Honeymooners

Author:Horatio Sanz

“When I was ten years old, my dad and brother did JUDO so I went along because I felt like I was missing out. They eventually gave up and I continued, then moved into Tae Kwon Do, kickboxing and various other martial arts. I did lots of different things, but mostly things like Wushu, Jeet Kune Do, Krav Maga and stuff like that.”

Years Art Different Felt Stuff Missing Brother Dad Ten Moved My Dad Various Different Things Martial Arts Gave Up Judo Missing Out Kickboxing

Author:Scott Adkins

“I turned to my mom and said, Im going to be a martial arts movie star. She didnt believe me, and neither did my dad. They both thought I would grow out of it. That it was a phase. I decided then I was going to do it or die trying.”

Trying Believe Art Said Dies Stars Grows Mom Dad Decided My Dad My Mom Martial Arts Believe In Me Phases Movie Star

Author:Scott Adkins

“I do find violence entertaining, but that doesn't make me a bad person. I grew up watching all these action films when I was a kid. My dad would bring back 'Rambo' and whatever, and we'd watch it together. It's not affected me in any way other than I just appreciate the entertainment value of violence on film.”

Way Persons Kids Action Together Film Values Watches Violence Grew Dad Grew Up Appreciate My Dad Entertainment Affected Entertaining Action Films Rambo

Author:Scott Adkins

“Ninety percent of my best friends back home are plumbers, electricians, builders, or landscapers. Most of our dads worked in trades.”

Home Dad Percent Trade My Best Friend Ninety Back Home Builder Plumber Electrician

Author:Liam Hemsworth

“My dad is a huge rock and roll lead guitar fan. I didn't even really know that until recently. Everything has to have a guitar solo in it.”

Knows Fans Rocks Huge Dad Guitar My Dad Solo Rock And Roll Guitar Solos

Author:Slash

“I didnt know any actors growing up. My dad was a builder, and we didnt know any arty types.”

Knows Actors Growing Up Growing Type Dad My Dad Builder

Author:Stephen Mangan

“As I grow older, I have a growing curiosity about my other half. My dad did a wonderful job raising me, and I wouldn't change it for the world, but at the same time there is a growing curiosity about my other half.”

World Jobs Grows Half Growing Wonderful Dad Curiosity My Dad Other Half

Author:Apolo Ohno

“Growing up, I didn't have television. My dad would make up stories and tell me stories, so my imagination ran wild. When I did see films, which was very few and far between, that was such an interesting medium that was so new to me. It wasn't something that was just part of my life, so it was really appealing and so different that I enjoyed that.”

Different Stories Film Imagination Interesting Growing Up Growing Television Dad My Dad Mediums Enjoyed Ran My Imagination

Author:Shiloh Fernandez

“My dad has totally taken my Cat Stevens T-shirt, but it's OK; I have his Black Flag one, and that's amazing.”

Black Taken Dad Cat My Dad Shirts Flags T Shirt

Author:Zoe Kravitz

“I wanna begin saying a story about my son. I have a four-year old son who loves superheroes from Spider-Man to Iron Man to Batman. He's got all the costumes. One day he looks at me and says 'Dad, I want to be light-skinned so I could be Spider-Man. Spider-Man has light skin.' That was sort of a shock. This is why I am excited to be a part of the Marvel Universe, so I could be hopefully provide that diversity in the role of the superhero.”

Men Want Years Looks Stories Light Universe Roles Four Son Dad One Day Diversity Skins Excited Hopefully Shock Iron My Son Four Years Look At Me Costumes Superhero Spiders Spider Man Iron Man

Author:Djimon Hounsou

“My ma is an economist. My dad is a software engineer.”

Dad My Dad Software Engineers Economist

Author:Suraj Sharma

“One day that same year, I told my dad that someday, I would sail around the world alone.”

World Years Dad One Day My Dad Around The World Someday Sail

Book:Unsinkable: A Young Woman's Courageous Battle on the High Seas

Source: Unsinkable: A Young Woman's Courageous Battle on the High Seas

“Apprenticeship is one of the dearest roles of childhood, not just watching Dad or Mother, but being taught a hands-on trade.”

Children Hands Mother Roles Childhood Taught Dad Trade Apprenticeship

Author:Carol Bly

“Probably the only thing my mom and dad agreed on was the vital importance of guilt.”

Mom Dad Importance Guilt My Mom Mom And Dad

Book:Hardware

Source: Hardware

“My dad was Superman to me, and in my mind he always will be.”

Mind Dad My Dad

Book:Too Fat to Fish

Source: Too Fat to Fish

“I wear my dad's cross. It's very important to me. I hang it in my locker before each game.”

Important Games Dad Crosses My Dad Lockers

Author:Hope Solo

“I had a Spider-man costume when I was about three, and I lost the mask. So I went to the underwear drawer and put a pair of red pants on my head. My dad came home and just laughed, and I ran into my room and burst into tears.”

Men Home Three Lost Rooms Tears Dad Red My Dad Ran Mask Pairs Laughed Pants Costumes Spiders Underwear Drawers Spider Man

Author:Emun Elliott

“Dad thanks for leaning in by helping me become a role model for young girls.”

Helping Young Girl Roles Dad Models Thanks Role Models Leaning In

Author:Serena Williams

“My father has a manufacturing company in Kentucky and he's an electrical engineer. A brilliant man. A brilliant businessman. So he understands the business aspects of my business very well. My dad and I always communicate when I have to negotiate a deal.”

Men Wells Father Deals Company Dad Aspect My Dad Communicate Brilliant Engineers Businessman Manufacturing Electrical Kentucky

Author:Laura Bell Bundy

“My dad was an agent for Met Life. In the '50s, I remember the mortality rate was something like - you had - 58 was the average age. Then it was moved up to 62, and then 65, 68.”

Age Remember Like You Dad Mets Moved Rate My Dad Average Agents Mortality

Author:Willard Scott

“I'm from Houston. I think I was thirty-seven before I ever set foot in Dallas, and that was just in the airport. So I've never really been there. Dad grew up in Port Arthur, Texas and all I can ever get out of him is, "I wanted my first son to be named Dallas."”

Thinking Firsts I Can Wanted Feet Son Grew Dad Grew Up Seven Thirty Texas Airports Port Arthur Dallas Houston

Author:Dallas Roberts

“When I was in my early twenties, my mom started repeating things, asking the same questions, telling the same stories. It was like, Oh, God, this is not right. When I was 25, my brother and I finally told our dad we had to take her to the doctor.”

Stories Brother Mom Dad Doctors Twenties Asking My Mom My Brother

Author:Lauren Miller

“It's no secret that I'm my dad's biggest fan.”

Secret Fans Dad My Dad Biggest Fan

Author:Ed Stoppard

“We never had books at home, but my dad, seeing how keen I was to read, took me to Islington Library when I was about eight and we pulled out two - a Biggles and a science fiction novel. I never got the ace fighter pilot but fell in love with all things to do with the future and space. Isaac Asimov soon became my guiding star.”

Two Book Home Stars Space Fiction Novel Seeing Dad All Things Science Fiction Library My Dad Eight Fighter Things To Do Pilots Isaac Aces Fighter Pilot Guiding Stars Fiction Novels

Author:Gary Kemp

“I think my love of music comes from my dad. I was born with an ear for music, like him, and started with the piano when I was 4 but fell in love with the drums. My dad always has music playing.”

Thinking Born Dad Ears My Dad Piano Music Love

Author:Blake Michael

“Dad loves my stuff. No matter how many times my voice cracks or I miss a tap, he doesn't care. He's like some businessman making it to his kid's recital.”

Matter Care Kids Stuff Voice Missing Dad Cracks Businessman Recitals Dad Love He Doesn't Care

Author:Peter DeLuise

“My dad was a diplomat and after living in America, where I was born, he was posted to Cairo.”

America Born Dad My Dad Diplomats Cairo

Author:Arabella Weir

“My mum and dad are pretty amazing chefs and they spent most of my childhood cooking really extravagant things for my sister and me.”

Childhood Dad Cooking My Sister Mum Chef Extravagant Mum And Dad

Author:Jake Gyllenhaal

“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.”

Giving Mind School Belief Can Do Natural College Dad High School Built Determination Foundation My Dad Credit Mindset Dues Speed Coaches

Author:Robert Griffin III

“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.”

Years Two War Kids Parent Military Huge Mom Dad Discipline

Author:Robert Griffin III

“I do remember being teased by my cousins on my mom's side for not being black enough. And then I'd spend the summer with my dad and be sent to all white summer camps where I was 'that black girl.'”

Enough Remember Girl Sides Black White Mom Dad Summer My Dad My Mom Camps Cousin My Cousin Summer Camp Black Girl

Author:Lauren London

“My family, theyre story tellers. My mom is Irish, and my dad is Italian. In my family, we werent allowed to watch TV while we ate - we had to sit around the table and tell stories about our day.”

Stories Watches Tvs Mom Dad My Family Tables My Dad My Mom Italian

Author:Meg Cabot

“I had Halloween parties every year, as it was my birthday five days before. My parents would actually put prosthetic noses on, and my dad would wear a top-hat and tails, put on a fake curly moustache, and hold a pipe.”

Years Parent Party Five Dad My Dad Noses Fake Hats Tails Halloween Pipe My Birthday Lashes Moustache Prosthetics Top Hats Halloween Party

Author:Bat for Lashes

“My first publication was a haiku in a children's magazine when I was 9 years old. I received one dollar for it! I gave the check to my dad for Christmas, and he framed it and hung it over his desk.”

Years Firsts Children Dad Dollars My Dad Checks Magazines Hung Desks Publication Haiku Framed

Author:Linda Sue Park

“My dad lives in Sicily, so I'm half Italian and half Irish - it's a fiery combination.”

Half Dad My Dad Combination Italian Fiery

Author:Nico

“My dad was a Presbyterian minister. Yes, I am one of those dreaded P.K.s - Preachers Kids. Be afraid.”

Kids Dad My Dad Ministers Preacher Presbyterians

Author:Libba Bray

“Two weeks after having Bandit I was in a recording studio. I hadnt yet really fully understood what being a dad was and, man, I was exhausted. But she is 17 months now. Shes running, shes been running for a long time. Shes inspired me a great deal for the record. She even goes Wow Daddy! when I play to her.”

Men Long Two Play Running Deals Records Week Months Dad Long Time Understood Inspired Studios Wow Exhausted Daddy Two Weeks Being A Dad Bandits Recording Studio

Author:Gerard Way

Dad Quotes

Related topics

Dad Quotes