“My dad was a singer in a band and neither of my parents went to college, and I ended up getting into Harvard and was the first person in my family that went to college and it happened to be Harvard.” FirstsPersonsParentHappenedCollegeDadBandMy FamilyMy DadSingersHarvardFirst Person Author:Dean Norris
“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.” FirstsMightWantedWaitingRolesDadMy DadDisappointmentAuditions Author:Haley Joel Osment
“If I have a problem, stuff's going through my head, I feel like using, I usually go and talk to my dad... I decided to get sober a lot younger than he did. He first tried to get sober when he was like 32, I believe.” IfsFeelsFirstsBelieveProblemI BelieveStuffDadDecidedMy DadSober Author:Jack Osbourne
“From my first dunk at 14 years old to my second NCAA Championship at the University of Tennessee, my intense training with my dad was always to credit.” YearsFirstsDadTrainingUniversityMy DadCreditIntenseChampionshipTennesseeNcaaIntense Training Author:Candace Parker
“My grandmother was an actress too. In the thirties and forties she was under contract with Universal Studios. Crazy credits, lots of them. My dad was also under contract with Universal Studios. And my first film was shot on the same stage they both worked on at Universal.” FirstsFilmCrazyStageDadShotsUniversalMy DadStudiosCreditActressesGrandmotherFortyContractsMy GrandmotherUniversal Studios Author:Chris Pine
“I took the first James Kelman novel, 'The Bus Conductor Hines', home to my dad. I thought, 'My dad will like this; it's written in Scots.' But my dad said: 'I can't read that.' He was reading James Bond and John le Carre. That was part of what attracted me to crime - the idea of getting a wide audience.” FirstsSaidI CanIdeasHomeReadingNovelAudienceWrittenCrimeDadMy DadWideBusConductorScots Author:Ian Rankin
“My dad said: 'It looks like you'll be world No.1 in a few hours and I wanted to be the first to say congratulations.” WorldFirstsLooksSaidWantedHoursLike YouDadMy DadCongratulations Author:Lee Westwood
“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.” FirstsWantedRoomsNiceMomDadMy DadMy MomShirtsPairsEmergenciesFluAmbulanceEmergency Room Author:Rich Lowry
“One day my dad would say, 'OK, if you want to play tennis I can help you out.' And that's how it started. And I had a goal. I wanted to beat my mom first. And my parents and my brother. And that was the ultimate goal.” IfsWantFirstsI CanPlayHelpingWantedParentGoalBrotherMomDadOne DayBeatsUltimateMy DadMy MomMy BrotherTennisUltimate Goal Author:Caroline Wozniacki
“My dad bought a Beatles tape when I was in fifth grade, and that was the first time I ever really - I mean I was into music, but that was the first time it really blew my mind. When I heard the 'Red Compilation,' which wasn't like a proper album, I thought, 'music was more than I had ever thought it was before.” MindFirstsMeanHeardDadFirst TimeRedMy DadAlbumsGradesTapeFifthFifth GradeCompilation Author:Andrew Dost
“When I was about 12 and first started wearing lipstick, my dad would ask, 'Are you wearing makeup?' I would say back, 'You're wearing more makeup there than I am!” FirstsAsksDadMy DadMakeupLipstickWearing Makeup Author:Georgia May Jagger
“I really want to do well at this upcoming match! I'm going to try really really hard! Because it may be my dad's first memory of a match. I really want to win.” WantTryingFirstsWellsMayHardWinningMemoriesDadDramaMy Dad Author:Kim Su-mi