“Well, when you're the youngest of five, parents kind of lose interest more and more through the children. I think my eldest brother was under loads of pressure to do something amazing with his life, but by the time I came around they were like, 'Well, let's hope he doesn't kill a guy.'” ThinkingWellsKindChildrenGuyParentInterestLosesFiveBrotherPressureLoadEldest Author:Chris O'Dowd
“I think for my parents it was like "A Boy Named Sue," the Johnny Cash song. A guy named Sue tries to track down his father to take it out on his father for naming him Sue. And his father says, "Look, I knew I wasn't going to be around. So I gave you the name so that you would grow up strong enough to take the hits and fight back." So I like to believe that's why my parents gave me this stupid name.” ThinkingTryingBelieveLooksEnoughGuySongFightingFatherNamesStrongGrowsParentBoysGrowing UpStupidTrackCashStrong EnoughLike A Boy Author:Domhnall Gleeson
“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
“In high school, my sister went out with the captain of the chess team. My parents loved him... They figured that any guy that took hours to make a move was okay with them.” SchoolMovingGuyParentHoursTeamHigh SchoolOkayChessMy SisterCaptainsMake A Move Author:Brian Kiley
“When I was a kid, we watched the Vietnam War on the six o'clock news, and it was desensitizing. You felt you were watching a war film; meanwhile you were really watching these guys getting blown to bits. Parents need to protect their kids from watching that stuff.” NeedsWarKidsFilmGuyFeltStuffBitsParentProtectSixNewsClockVietnamVietnam War Author:Johnny Depp
“The only reason we make good role models is because you guys look up to athletes and we can influence you in positive ways. But the real role models should be your parents and teachers!” WayShouldLooksRealReasonGuyParentRolesTeacherInfluenceModelsAthleteLook UpRole ModelsParents And TeachersGood Role Models Author:Dante Hall