“It was fine when I was single and childless. Carrying the responsibility of screwing up your kids at the same time is huge. I remember when I got Peter Pan, and I told my mom and dad and my friends I was leaving - again, I was cast way late on - in the next two days to go to Australia for four months, and they all went "Bye! See you in four months!" But no one said "We need you," and I really knew that it was time to think about someone else for a change.” ThinkingKidsRememberResponsibilityMomDadLeavingMy MomRemember WhenTime To ThinkMom And Dad Author:Olivia Williams
“Even in the 1960's, look at the minority percent of those kids being raised without a father. It was around 20 percent. America is at 80% today. I think the government is to blame for that. I think the media is to blame for that. I think you have to look at television shows and sitcoms. How do they portray fathers? They are dopey. They are dumb. They are fat. The mom is hot and the kids make fun of dad, and mom makes fun of dad. We have just relegated his role to be sort of the dumpy loser guy. And we need to get that back.” ThinkingKidsTodayGuyFatherFunMomDadHotBlameDumbLoserSitcom Author:Kevin Sorbo
“I didn't read much as a kid. Strangely enough, when I first met my dad, Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler, I didn't know he was my dad and I fell in love with him. I put his poster on my wall.” EnoughKidsWallDadMy DadPostersAerosmith Author:Liv Tyler
“There was so much anti-Irish sentiment not just from other kids at the school I went to in Britain, but also the teachers themselves. I remember very clearly a lot of the things people said to me and my sisters. And of course those sentiments go back a long way. When my dad visited London in the 50s and was looking for somewhere to stay, there were signs outside boarding houses that said "No blacks, no Irish."” PeopleLongKidsSchoolRememberHouseTeacherDadMy DadSentimentsMy Sister Author:Maggie O'Farrell
“My father was a very fun dad; he was always coaching our soccer sports teams, he made sure that we had activities to do. He was kind of goofy and fun. But at the same time, he had a lot of lessons to teach us so that we didn't grow up and just not be good people. I try and reflect a lot on how I was raised by my father in the character that I'm playing now in being a dad. You've got to be strong for these kids. You also have to be fun and teach them all the lessons, not just one, or two, or three.” PeopleTryingKindCharacterKidsFatherStrongFunSportsTeachGrowing UpTeamDadBe GoodSoccerCoachingGood PeopleGoofy Author:Milo Ventimiglia
“My mom and my dad wanted my brother and I to have a better life, you know, better education, better jobs. It was probably harder, much, much harder, for my parents. When you're a kid, you can learn a language much more easily; I learned English in less than a year.” KnowsYearsKidsWantedJobsLanguageParentBrotherMomDadHarderMy DadMy MomMy BrotherBetter LifeBetter Jobs Author:Mila Kunis
“There was always music in our home. My mom and my dad loved music. I remember when we were kids we would have these great parties at the house with congas and bongos and African drums, and it was amazing. It wasn't until years later that I found out that they were actually Black Panther meetings.” YearsHomeKidsRememberFoundHouseBlackPartyMomDadMeetingsMy DadMy MomRemember WhenPanthersBlack PantherGreat PartyCongasBongos Author:Queen Latifah
“I was raised in the greatest of homes... just a really great dad, and I miss him so much... he was a good man, a real simple man... Very faithful, always loved my mom, always provided for the kids, and just a lot of fun.” MenRealHomeKidsFunSimpleMissingMomDadRaisedMy MomFaithfulGood ManReally GreatGreat DadHappy Fathers Day MomSimple Man Author:Max Lucado
“When I was a kid, my step dad started this business and would go out and get lost cows and stuff. He was part-time truck driver, farmer and cowboy. He taught me how to ride from an early age.” KidsAgeLostStuffStepsTaughtDadDriversFarmersCowsCowboyTruckPart TimeTruck DriverStep Dad Author:Tim McGraw
“Now, if you're Al Gore, you can afford $10 a pop for squiggly-pig-tailed fluorescent light bulbs. But if you're mainstream America, two or three kids, mom and dad working outside the home, that's not a very good deal.” IfsTwoHomeLightKidsAmericaThreeDealsMomDadVery GoodPopsAlsMainstreamPigsGoreMom And DadBulbsLight Bulb Author:Joe Barton
“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.” WayIdeasKidsDadLifetime Author:Glenn Beck
“I think it's easiest to teach by example. My dad didn't tell us to work hard; we just saw how hard he worked. I know I have shortcomings - like a short fuse - but I've learned you can't come home from a long day of work and snap at the kids.” ThinkingKnowsLongHardHomeKidsTeachSawsExampleHard WorkDadMy DadI've LearnedComing HomeSnapsShortcomingsFuseLong Day Author:Chris O'Donnell
“And of course I've got kids of my own now, and they love me being in the Harry Potter films. I'm now part of a phenomenon. You become incredibly cool to your kids, and you get a young fan base. So you became the cool dad at school. You're suddenly hip.” KidsSchoolFilmYoungCoursesMy OwnFansDadHipsPhenomenonHarry PotterPottersHarry Potter Film Author:Gary Oldman
“We come from fallible parents who were kids once, who decided to have kids and who had to learn how to be parents. Faults are made and damage is done, whether it's conscious or not. Everyone's got their own 'stuff,' their own issues, and their own anger at Mom and Dad. That is what family is. Family is almost naturally dysfunctional.” MadeDoneKidsStuffParentIssuesMomDadConsciousDecidedFaultsDamageMom And DadDamage Is Done Author:Chris Pine
“I love being a dad, and I'm good at it. Kids teach you about life, like how not to focus on yourself so much.” KidsTeachFocusDadBeing A DadFocus On Yourself Author:Dennis Quaid
“I grew up listening to a lot of player-piano music in my house and a lot of old Tin Pan Alley songs and American standards. My dad listened to a lot of traditional Irish music and I grew up doing musical theater. So most of the music I was exposed to as a kid was pre-rock n' roll.” KidsSongHousePlayerRocksListeningGrewDadGrew UpStandardsTheaterMusicalMy DadTraditionalPianoExposedRock N RollAlleysTinMusical TheaterPiano MusicPlayer PianoIrish MusicTin Pan Alley Author:John C. Reilly
“I'm in awe of people like Jerry Lee Lewis and Little Richard; they're great musicians and people. But I'm most starstruck by people in the small town where I live. Especially single dads, like me, who are working five times as hard to raise their kids.” PeopleLittlesHardKidsFiveDadMusicianTownsRaisesLike MeAweSmall TownJerryGreat MusicianSingle Dad Author:Kid Rock
“I am the granddaughter of a Welsh coal miner who was determined that his kids get out of the mines. My dad got his first job when he was six years old, in a little village in Wales called Nantyffyllon, cleaning bottles at the Colliers Arms.” YearsFirstsLittlesKidsJobsMinesArmsDadSixMy DadDeterminedVillageBottlesCoalCleaningWalesMinersSix Year OldsWelshGranddaughterCoal MinersGrand Daughter Author:Ann Romney
“My mom and dad gave their kids the greatest gift of all - the gift of unconditional love. They cared deeply about who we would be, and much less about what we would do.” LoveWould BeKidsMomDadMy MomUnconditional LoveUnconditionalGreatest GiftsMom And Dad Author:Mitt Romney