“When it came to the stylish and graceful art of ballroom dancing, my dad was a king of the clubs, a prowling tiger and a wonderfully natural mover.” ArtNaturalKingsDadDancingMy DadClubsTigersStylishBallroomBallroom DancingProwling Author:Bruno Tonioli
“I made a picture called Super Mario Bros., and my six-year-old son at the time - he's now 18 - he said, 'Dad I think you're probably a pretty good actor, but why did you play that terrible guy King Koopa in Super Mario Bros?' And I said, 'Well Henry, I did that so you could have shoes,' and he said, 'Dad, I don't need shoes that badly.'” ThinkingNeedsYearsWellsMadeSaidPlayGuyActorsSonKingsDadTerribleSixShoesGood ActorsSix Year OldsBrosMarioSuper Mario Author:Dennis Hopper
“I grew up near King's Cross station in London, living in an apartment block where my dad was a caretaker.” GrewKingsDadGrew UpCrossesMy DadLondonBlockStationsApartmentCaretakers Author:Phil Daniels
“When I was around 7 or 8 my Dad took me to a B.B. King recording session, well, that really did it. Huge and lasting impressions. After all that I pretty much knew playing guitar was something I was going to do because I just had to do it. And I did.” WellsHugeKingsDadGuitarMy DadImpressionLastingSessionPlaying GuitarLasting Impressions Author:Billy Gibbons
“My dad's family were political and he was always a theatrical creature, whereas my mum is really musical and her father was the touring pianist with Nat King Cole. My family was an explosive mixture of politics, religion and music - no wonder I turned out how I did.” PoliticalFatherWonderKingsDadCreaturesMy FamilyMusicalMy DadMumMixturesTouringTheatricalPianistExplosives Author:Grace Jones
“It's this amazing combination to play, really, of somebody who's actually very fragile and hasn't really grown up properly yet - at least in a healthy environment - and has suffered immense loss with her dad - like that line where she says, [in the words of her father [King George VI], "Yes, 'Elizabeth is my pride but Margaret's my joy." She holds onto it!” PlayJoyFatherLinesLossEnvironmentPrideKingsDadHealthyCombinationFragileImmenseHealthy Environment Author:Vanessa Kirby
“Rather take that moral sense and apply it to the particulars of a job that is going to test those ethical and moral precepts differently than if you're a professor, or a business person, or a dad. And if I were not comfortable with the judicious use of our military to protect the American people, than I shouldn't have run for president. And having said that, I do think that the wisdom of a [Martin Luther] King or a [Mahatma] Gandhi can inform my decisions.” PeopleIfsThinkingPersonsSaidUseRunningJobsPresidentDecisionMoralMilitaryKingsDadProtectComfortableTestsEthicalProfessorsLutherBusiness Person Author:Barack Obama
“My dad was just the king of finding these little spots for us to stay that we should never have been staying at.” ShouldLittlesHas BeensKingsDadFindingsMy DadSpotsStaying Author:Bruno Mars
“How're we getting to King's Cross tomorrow, Dad?" asked Fred as they dug into a sumptuous pudding. "The Ministry's providing a couple of cars," said Mr. Weasley. Everyone looked up at him. "Why?" said Percy curiously. "It's because of you, Perce," said George seriously. "And there'll be little flags on the hoods, with HB on them-" "-for Humongous Bighead," said Fred.” LittlesSaidFamilyCarCoupleKingsDadTomorrowCrossesFlagsProvidingMinistryHoodPuddingWeasleyBecause Of YouFred WeasleySumptuousFunny Harry PotterPercy Weasley Author:J. K. Rowling
“Many a night I woke to the murmer of paper and knew (Dad) was up, sitting in the kitchen with frayed King James - oh, but he worked that book; he held to it like a rope ladder.” BookNightKingsDadPaperSittingKitchenRopeLadders Book:Peace Like a River Source: Peace Like a River