“My dad served in the Air Force as ground crew for several years, and doesn't really talk about it. I know that it's there. I think my main thing about direct or indirect experiences as near to home as it were is the idea of self-sacrifice really.” ThinkingKnowsYearsIdeasSelfHomeForceSacrificeAirDadDirectMy DadCrewSelf SacrificeAir ForceIndirect Author:Jeremy Northam
“My dad had an eighth grade education, and everything that he did in his life was just stuff that he went out and did - figured out what he needed to know and read. Very successful, a union contractor.” KnowsStuffSuccessfulNeededDadUnionsMy DadGradesContractorEighth Grade Author:Mitch Pileggi
“I know who my dad is, I've met him a few times, but I don't even call him dad. I know it sounds horrible, but I don't even see him as part of my family, to be honest. If you want the truth, it doesn't bother me because I don't know any different. I just know that me and my mum, that was my family.” IfsKnowsWantDifferentSoundHonestDadMetsMy FamilyMy DadHorribleBeing HonestBotherMum Author:Sally Pearson
“I know I'm 25 now, but there's still that little lad inside me who likes his dad there to see him.” KnowsLittlesStillsDadLikesLad Author:Jamie Redknapp
“My dad knows the business, and he tells me I've got to do what's best for me.” KnowsDadMy Dad Author:Jamie Redknapp
“I know not every mom is a secret KGB spy, but every mom has this whole other life. Every dad and every person has this whole other life.” KnowsPersonsWholeSecretMomDadSpyKgb Author:Keri Russell
“You know my father as governor, as president, but I knew him as dad. I was so proud to have the Reagan name and to be Ronald Reagan's son.” KnowsFatherNamesPresidentSonProudDadGovernorsFather Son Author:Michael Reagan
“We know what happens to little black boys that have no dads; we've heard that, we get it. But no one is really saying that young women who are born without fathers have real serious issues especially when their mother had no father and the mother has issues.” KnowsLittlesRealHappensYoungMotherFatherBlackBornBoysIssuesHeardSeriousDadYoung WomenSerious IssuesBlack Boy Author:Karrine Steffans
“I know it was harder for me taking care of my dad during his cancer than it was going through my own. You feel more helpless as a caregiver.” KnowsFeelsCareMy OwnDadHarderMy DadCancerHelplessCaregivers Author:Mindy Sterling
“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.” KnowsGivingDoeShowsArtistStepsDadPressesMy DadStudiosArtisticToesArtistic Freedom Author:Ashlee Simpson
“Going through the grief period of my dad and losing him - that was the worst thing because you know when you get that call. When you are seven, eight years old, you have that almost vision in your mind of what that's going to be like and what your going to feel like and it doesn't prepare you.” KnowsFeelsYearsMindGriefVisionWorstDadPeriodsLosingSevenMy DadEightWorst ThingsOld YouLosing Him Author:Richie Sambora
“Yeah, my dad was in the foreign service. We lived in India, Indonesia and Africa, and we traveled a lot from those places. I was 10 when we moved back, and I felt like the odd guy out. It wasn't until later that I appreciated it. But coming back I didn't know any TV shows or music, which was even worse.” KnowsShowsGuyFeltTvsDadIndiaYeahMovedMy DadOddTraveledTv ShowsComing BackAppreciatedIndonesiaForeign Service Author:Dylan Walsh
“My parents, last time we went to Ikea, got into a huge fight, almost got divorced. My dad accidentally put his fist through the wood. I don't know what it was made of. Just going there it's like a maze. My mom makes me go. I get lost. It's very stressful.” KnowsMadeLastsFightingLostParentHugeMomDadMy DadMy MomWoodsLast TimeFistsDivorcedStressfulMazesIkea Author:Jedediah Bila
“There are other options that no one ever told you about. These are things mom and dad never explained to you; your teachers didn't know; they weren't enlightened. They weren't luminous beings that stood out of time and space.” KnowsInspirationalSpaceTeacherBuddhismMomDadEnlightenedTime And SpaceLuminousMom And Dad Author:Frederick Lenz
“Dad built houses and when they were sold, he moved on to a new town, so I know a lot about my native state.” KnowsStatesHouseDadBuiltTownsMovedNativeMoved On Author:Gerald McRaney
“I like a decent funeral, and God knows in my family we've seen enough of them. Looking through family photographs now is like watching an episode of 'Dad's Army.” KnowsEnoughDadMy FamilyArmyPhotographDecentFuneralEpisodesGod Knows Author:Matt Roper
“I'm in hotel rooms night after night, playing a lot of the same venues as my dad and carrying the guitar that used to be his. We're the same person. I don't know if he realises how much of a legacy he has left to his children.” IfsKnowsChildrenPersonsUsedNightLeftRoomsDadGuitarMy DadUsed To BeLegacyHotelRealisingVenuesHotel Rooms Author:Martha Wainwright
“As a pastor and as a dad, I want my son to know I tell the truth. He can read the book. He knows if I exaggerated or if I didn't. My son is forever gonna believe that I'm an honest person or I'm a liar by what I wrote in that book, because he can read.” IfsKnowsWantBelievePersonsBookForeverHonestSonDadTelling The TruthLiarsMy SonPastorExaggeratedHonest Person Author:Todd Burpo
“When I was a kid and I was being introduced to science fiction by watching movies with my Dad, Kubrick is one of those guys that we used to watch, you know, I watched Clockwork Orange at an age that was incredibly inappropriate, but he sat there with me and he explained what was going on and you know, I came to appreciate it even if I was terrified at the time.” IfsKnowsKidsAgeUsedGuyFictionWatchesDadAppreciateScience FictionMy DadSatTerrifiedOrangeInappropriateClockwork Author:Duncan Jones
“My dad takes care of me as a manager and as a dad, ... That's his job, you know, to take care of me. He has my best interests at heart.” KnowsHeartCareJobsInterestDadMy DadCaringTake CareManagersTake Care Of MeBest Interests At Heart Author:Jessica Simpson
“My dad was a lovely guy. I had great parents. But he was a conservative shopkeeper, and he said, "Look, I don't know how to help you as an actor, but if you want to be an actor, give it a go for a year. Get a job. And if you don't get a job, then we're going to reevaluate and you're going to go back to school." And I thought that was a fair thing.” IfsKnowsWantGivingYearsLooksSaidHelpingSchoolJobsGuyActorsParentKnow HowDadFairsMy DadConservativeLovelyGreat ParentsShopkeepers Author:John Kapelos
“My dad was a big fan of comedy. He wanted to be a stand-up. He loved Lenny [Bruce]. He also loved Lord Buckley and jazz and stuff. He was a hipster. My parents were kind of beatnik-y, you know, for Salt Lake City. But my humor, I think, came from wanting to disarm people before they hit me.” PeopleThinkingKnowsKindBigsWantedStuffParentCitiesLordComedyFansDadJazzMy DadLakesSaltHipsterBeatnikSalt Lake City Author:Judd Apatow
“From my dad ... I think we have a similar sense of humor. I don't know if that's a good or bad thing, but I think he's funny!” IfsThinkingKnowsDadMy DadBad ThingsSense Of Humor Author:Jenna Bush
“I know my mom still wears lingerie and jumps out of closets to scare my dad. She's always joked that she tries to give him a heart attack so she can get his coin collection. But now she's actually worried that she might give him a heart attack. And the coin collection may not exist, so she's being gentler on him.” KnowsGivingTryingHeartMayStillsMightMomDadMy DadMy MomWorriedCollectionsScareClosetsCoinsHeart AttackLingerie Author:Pamela Anderson
“I remember, as a kid, my dad always told me, "Getting older beats the alternative." Although, now my father actually is the alternative, so I don't know what he would say. He's completely dead.” KnowsKidsRememberFatherDadBeatsMy DadAlternativesGetting OldGetting Older Author:Leslie Mann
“I like the idea of people having romantic tendencies towards a place they don't know that well. I think it's great. Why not? My dad's view of New York is very similar to Americans' when they talk about Ireland.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWellsIdeasViewsNew YorkDadMy DadTendenciesWhy NotIreland Author:Chris O'Dowd
“What I respect about my dad is he comes forth and he tells the truth, and he's a very honorable person, I respect him a lot. He, I know deep down, has a good heart.” KnowsHeartPersonsDadMy DadTelling The TruthHonorableDeep DownGood Heart Author:Brooke Hogan
“My father - until the day that my dad died - didn't know how many points you scored in a touchdown. He could say there were nine innings in baseball, but no intricacies of the sport.” KnowsFatherSportsKnow HowDadBaseballDiedMy DadNineIntricacyTouchdownsDad DiedMy Dad Died Author:Damon Lindelof
“After my last divorce, I said I was absolutely going to marry somebody in another field, an aid worker or something. Then I met Brad, everything I wasn't looking for, but the best man, the best father I could possibly wish for, you know? I don't see him as an actor. I see him very much as a dad, as somebody who loves travel and architecture more than being in movies.” KnowsMenSaidLastsActorsFatherWishFieldsDadMetsWorkersDivorceArchitectureAidsBradBest Father Author:Angelina Jolie
“I used to say, 'Man, I think I'd be a really good dad. I'll be a great provider. I'm funny; I'll go on trips with them - I'll do all sorts of stuff.' But the momming? I'm not made for that. I have a really good mom; I know what she put into it.” ThinkingKnowsMenMadeUsedStuffMomGoes OnDadProvidersGood DadGood Mom Author:Elizabeth Gilbert
“One day you will come to Montauk and see your dad playing the piano And see your other dad wearing glasses Hope that you will want to stay for a while Don't worry I know you'll have to go” KnowsWantWorryDadOne DayGlassesPianoYour DadMontauk Author:Rufus Wainwright
“A woman gave my dad $400 so we could get an apartment. We were living in a park. That's how we got started: Four hundred bucks, and look at me. When I donate a computer to a school, I never know what's going to come out of it.” KnowsLooksSchoolFourDadComputerHundredMy DadParksApartmentLook At MeBucksDonate Author:Gilbert Arenas
“You know, people see [August: Osage County], and I tell them that it's based on my family, and they assume that I came from some kind of horrible, hysterical circumstances. That's not true. My family, my nuclear family, was actually very close. My mom and dad were great parents and they encouraged a real rich, creative life for me and my brothers. My extended family, like every family, has some darkness, and some violence of some kind, emotional or otherwise, in their past.” PeopleKnowsKindRealPastParentDarknessCreativeRichViolenceEmotionalBrotherMomDadCircumstancesMy FamilyAssumingMy MomNuclearHorribleMy BrotherCountyAugustMom And DadHystericalCreative LifeExtended FamilyGreat ParentsNuclear Families Author:Tracy Letts
“There's no quit in our family. Our dad was the chief proponent of that. [On the set] we were constantly telling each other, Stay true to the story, we know that we love each other, keep communication open. We knew how unique this was-you're doing a movie that really could be put out there all over the world, and you're telling this personal story about your family.” KnowsWorldStoriesCommunicationDadUniqueQuittingChiefsOur FamilyLove Each OtherStay TruePersonal Stories Author:Andrew Shue
“He loves power. He loves control because others, you know, dad and stuff like that, but he's just a great guy. He's just a great guy.” KnowsGuyPoliticsStuffDadNorth KoreaPower Of LoveGreat Guy Author:Dennis Rodman
“I was a coin collector.I didn't know I was nerdy at the time until I felt my 16-D Mercury Dime that was in uncirculated condition might be a panty dropper, and it turned out not to be. Then I stumbled into skateboarding, which kind of was cooler. But I wasn't aware of what was cool. My dad wasn't around so he couldn't shake me and say, 'Drop the coin collecting bit. It's not where you want to go.' So, that and the spelling bee and the chess, I think I had it figured out for myself.” ThinkingKnowsWantKindMightFeltBitsConditionsDadMy DadChessShakesBeesCoinsCollectingCollectorsDimesSpellingMercuryNerdySkateboarding Author:Adam Sandler
“I don't want to misrepresent who I am personally. I don't want my kids to see me on a talk show and say, "You're talking different" or "You look different, dad." I'm not gonna be an animal; I know how to conduct myself.” KnowsWantLooksDifferentShowsKidsAnimalTalkingKnow HowDadWho I AmTalk Shows Author:Michael Rapaport
“As a person, when I was seven or eight, my dad would try very hard to tutor me through school because I had learning difficulties or whatever. I would wish that they could just plant a chip in my brain so that I would know everything and not have to study.” KnowsTryingPersonsHardSchoolWishBrainStudyDadDifficultyPlantSevenMy DadEightChipsTutor Author:Dichen Lachman
“My dad's a Pentecostal minister, meaning that he's full of charisma. If he's telling a story about Noah's ark, you best know each tiger is going to be having their own little conversation and narrative.” IfsKnowsLittlesStoriesDadConversationMy DadNarrativeMinistersTigersCharismaArkPentecostalNoah's Ark Author:John Boyega
“'I Know You Care' is about my dad. And I haven't seen him for a long, long time. And my parents divorced when I was really young. And I guess I just wanted a - it was my way of saying that I wasn't bitter or angry anymore. I was just sad and just felt like something was missing.” KnowsWayLongCareWantedYoungFeltParentMissingHavensDadLong TimeAngryMy DadBitterMy WayDivorcedLike Something Author:Ellie Goulding
“Not much shocked me. You know, I worked in a home for Alzheimer's patients and my dad used to be really into murders and stuff, so I saw dead bodies. It desensitised me to a lot of things.” KnowsHomeBodyUsedStuffSawsDadMurderPatientMy DadUsed To BeShockedAlzheimerAlzheimer's Author:Ellie Goulding
“I'm lucky because my dad taught me to be frugal and save. And that's important because I want to know that I don't have to take an acting job for two or three years if I don't want to and that I'll still be able to make my house and car payments and buy food for my dogs.” IfsKnowsWantYearsStillsTwoImportantAbleJobsThreeHouseActingDogCarTaughtDadLuckyMy DadThree YearsMy DogPaymentFrugalCar Payments Author:Ashley Greene
“'The Simpsons' was about children and married parents; 'Futurama' is about people in between; they're growing up and haven't settled down. Every other cartoon show seemed to be, you know, dumb dad, bratty kids.” PeopleKnowsChildrenShowsKidsParentGrowing UpGrowingHavensDadMarriedDumbBe YouCartoonCartoon Shows Author:Matt Groening
“It's not work, it is more of a passion. It is so much fun and it is really makes you feel great at the end of the day. You feel like you are really after doing something good and you are after accomplishing something. Acting is one of these things that I can't really describe - it's just like, why do you love your mum and dad? You know, you just do.” KnowsFeelsI CanEndsPassionFunActingLove YouLike YouDadThe End Of The DayWorking ItMumYour MumMum And DadAccomplishing Something Author:Saoirse Ronan
“You know, my mother's beautiful, my dad was a really handsome man, and there was a lot of talk about looks when I was growing up.” KnowsMenLooksBeautifulMotherGrowing UpGrowingDadMy DadHandsomeHandsome Men Author:Courteney Cox
“People who have not done their research on me do not know that I am European, born in Copenhagen, Denmark to an Italian father from Napoli and a mother from Alabama who was singing opera and went to Europe, met my dad, fell in love, and then moved back to Rome, where I was raised, between Rome and Hamburg.” PeopleKnowsDoneMotherFatherBornDadMetsSingingResearchEuropeMovedRaisedMy DadItalianRomeOperaAlabamaDenmarkCopenhagen Author:Giancarlo Esposito
“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.” KnowsFansRocksHugeDadGuitarMy DadSoloRock And RollGuitar Solos Author:Slash
“I didnt know any actors growing up. My dad was a builder, and we didnt know any arty types.” KnowsActorsGrowing UpGrowingTypeDadMy DadBuilder Author:Stephen Mangan
“My mother taught me to focus on being myself and not to worry what other people think about you. I know that as long as I'm a good person I'll stay on the right path. From my dad I learned that when someone tells you “No” it's only the beginning of a conversation. They both have always let me know that I can do anything I want to do as long as I don't give up. They are the most important role models in my life because they are exactly who I want to be when I grow up. They are supportive and understanding and I try every day to remember what they've taught me.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWantGivingTryingPersonsLongI CanImportantRememberMotherGrowsUnderstandingCan DoRolesWorryGrowing UpPathFocusTaughtDadConversationGiving UpModelsLet MeMy DadRole ModelsSupportiveGood PersonDon't Give UpRight PathBeing MyselfDay To Remember Author:Lauren Conrad