“My own father held down two jobs, barely affording the little rented house I grew up in. My dad worked hard, lifted heavy things, and got his hands dirty. The only soap we had at my house was Lava. Heck, I was in college before I found out it wasn't supposed to hurt to take a shower.” LittlesTwoHardHandsJobsFoundFatherHouseHurtMy OwnCollegeGrewDadGrew UpMy DadHeavyDirtyShowersSoapLavaTwo JobsAffordingHeavy Things Author:Mike Huckabee
“I was addicted to the original 'Star Trek' when I was growing up, because of my dad. We grew up in St. Helens, Oregon and we weren't allowed to watch a lot of TV.” StarsWatchesGrowing UpGrowingTvsGrewDadGrew UpOriginalsMy DadOregonOriginal Star Trek Author:Katee Sackhoff
“I grew up in a sailing family. My dad lived for sailing, and when we moved to Canada when I was a child, he really wanted us to learn.” ChildrenWantedGrewDadGrew UpMovedMy DadCanadaSailing Author:Daria Werbowy
“I grew up with a lot of spirituality. It wasn't necessarily organized religion, because my mom was Jewish and my dad was Muslim. I went to Catholic school. There was a lot of conversation about comparative religions.” SchoolSpiritualityGrewMomDadConversationGrew UpCatholicMy DadMy MomOrganizedOrganized ReligionComparative ReligionCatholic School Author:Patricia Arquette
“When it came time for college, I told my parents I was going to major in acting. And they were so removed from anything to do with show business - my dad built our house and my mom grew our food.” ShowsHouseParentActingCollegeGrewMomDadMajorsBuiltMy DadMy MomShow Business Author:Geena Davis
“I was introduced to skateboarding through my father. He was a surfer back in the 50's & 60's in Hawaii, where my parents grew up. They later moved to California and I was born. Skateboarding was the thing for surfers here in California in the 60's and my Dad immediately made me a homemade board.” MadeFatherParentBornGrewDadGrew UpMovedMy DadCaliforniaBoardsHawaiiSurferHomemadeSkateboarding Author:Christian Hosoi
“Since my Dad was an artist, I grew up around art shows and openings and that had a big impact on me as well, especially in L.A. So skateboarding was the cool thing to do and I was totally attracted to it and once I saw the magazines... that was it, I knew this was what I wanted to do for a living.” WellsArtShowsBigsWantedArtistSawsGrewDadGrew UpImpactMy DadOpeningMagazinesThings To DoCool ThingsSkateboardingBig Impact Author:Christian Hosoi
“I grew up driving old pickup trucks on the ranch with my dad, and I still always find myself driving like I'm out in an open field, except I'm in LA on La Cienega in the middle of rush-hour traffic.” StillsHoursMiddleFieldsGrewDadGrew UpMy DadDrivingTrafficTruckPickupsRush HourOpen FieldsPickup Trucks Author:Amber Heard
“I grew up in a very musical household. There was music and dance. My great-grandma was a famous tap dancer in the '40s, my mom was a dancer, she met my dad on the road when he was on tour in the '60s. Music is my heart and soul, it's my love.” HeartSoulGrewMomDadMy HeartMetsGrew UpMusic IsMusicalMy DadMy MomDancerHouseholdHeart And SoulGrandmaMusic And DanceTap DancersGreat Grandma Author:Taryn Manning
“I grew up in Southern California so I was always at the beach and outdoors. I remember my dad laying around the pool baking; he was practically George Hamilton.” RememberGrewDadGrew UpMy DadBeachCaliforniaSouthernPoolBakingHamiltonSouthern California Author:C. J. Wilson
“There are absolutely no problems between me, my dad and my sister. Obviously I grew up with just my mum, but my relationship with my dad is just fine.” ProblemFineGrewDadGrew UpMy DadMy SisterMumNo Problem Author:Norah Jones
“I take the kids skiing every year, and my husband doesn't always go. The way I grew up, that's very normal. My mom would take us skiing, but my dad hates cold weather.” WayYearsKidsHateGrewMomColdDadHusbandNormalGrew UpMy DadMy MomWeatherMy HusbandSkiingCold Weather Author:Julie Bowen
“I grew up singing in Kansas. My dad had a band when I was growing up. So I sang in church and school and started singing with his band when I was seven. So I've been singing all my life.” SchoolChurchGrowing UpGrowingGrewDadBandGrew UpSingingSevenMy DadKansas Author:Martina McBride
“I love martial-arts movies. I grew up with my dad watching kung-fu theater every Sunday. So it was kind of my thing.” KindArtGrewDadGrew UpTheaterMy DadSundayMartial ArtsKung Fu Author:Milla Jovovich
“I grew up going to church. My dad was a pastor. I knew that God had a plan for my life. I knew that Jesus was the only way to Heaven. But I loved sin. The Bible says that sin is pleasurable for a season and I loved it.” WayJesusHeavenChurchSinPlansGrewDadGrew UpSeasonsMy DadPastorGoing To Church Author:Dominic Balli
“When I grew up in Seattle, by the way, in the 70's, it was a fishing village. There were loggers and fishers and my dad had a sewer company and it wasn't the way Seattle is now. Culturally, it was very different back then.” WayDifferentCompanyGrewDadGrew UpMy DadFishingVillageSeattleSewers Author:Rainn Wilson
“I hate that blacks and Hispanics are pitted against each other I really do, call me naive, I grew up in an adopted family where my mom is Christian and Caucasian, my dad is Jewish, my sister is Mexican and I don't know, I don't tan so well. I think I'm mostly Irish.” ThinkingKnowsWellsChristianHateGrewMomDadGrew UpI HateMy DadMy MomCall MeMy SisterAdoptedNaiveMexicanCaucasian Author:Andrew Breitbart