“I'm not really sure if I have anything that inspires me. I think what goes into my work is everything beforehand that I do with my dad. He teaches me acting, and I think maybe without him it would be pretty hard. I started acting for fun, really, because my dad's an actor and my sister's an actor, so I started doing it and it was normal. But it got places really fast, and I started doing feature film auditions and stuff.” IfsThinkingHardWould BeFilmActorsFunStuffActingTeachInspireDadNormalMy DadFeaturesMy SisterAuditions Author:Kodi Smit-McPhee
“I always thought of myself as a good old South Dakota boy who grew up here on the prairie. My dad was a Methodist minister. I went off to war. I have been married to the same woman forever. I'm what a normal, healthy, ideal American should be like.” ShouldHas BeensWarBoysForeverGrewDadHealthyNormalMarriedGrew UpIdealsSouthMy DadMinistersPrairieDakotaMethodistsSouth Dakota Author:George McGovern
“My parents loved me, and I think they realized that I was probably not going to have a normal 9-to-5 job. For the longest time, my dad thought that I was just going to be home until I was, like, 35, which, weirdly, is completely normal in Asian families.” ThinkingHomeJobsParentDadNormalMy DadAsian Author:Jason Wu
“Normal people, want to be accepted. Screwed up people, want to be accepted. It's one of the few things we have in common. My whole life, all I ever wanted was my dad to pat me on the top of the head and go, Who's a good boy ? Who's a good boy? But, instead, all he ever did was wipe peanut butter on the end of my nose and laugh while I tried to lick it off.” PeopleWantEndsWholeWantedCommonBoysLaughingAcceptanceDadNormalMy DadAcceptedWhole LifeNosesWipePeanutsScrewed UpPeanut ButterGood Boy Author:Christopher Titus
“Everybody has hope for the perfect love. Normal people are raised to believe that there's someone out there who's your soulmate, your best friend, your lover. My dad always told me that when you find that person, "You gotta nail her"!” PeopleBelievePersonsPerfectLoversDadNormalRaisedMy DadYour SoulNailsSoulmateHaving HopeYour Best FriendPerfect LoveYour Soulmate Author:Christopher Titus
“I stayed in Baghdad every summer until I was 14. My dad's sister is still there, but many of my relatives have managed to get out. People forget that there are still people there who are not radicalized in any particular direction, trying to live normal lives in a very difficult situation.” PeopleTryingStillsDifficultForgetSituationParticularDadNormalSummerMy DadNormal LifeBaghdadDifficult Situations Author:Andy Serkis
“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
“On the one hand, I've had such a normal upbringing with my mum, who has kept me grounded, but on the other, the wild experiences through my dad.” HandsDadNormalMy DadMumGroundedUpbringing Author:Julian Lennon
“What is a normal childhood? We weren't rich, we were pretty middle-class. My dad survived from job to job; with him taking care of so many relatives, he couldn't save any money.” CareJobsClassRichChildhoodMiddleDadNormalMy DadMiddle ClassRelativeSurvivedSave Nature Author:Charlie Sheen