“My dad's father was a White Star Line trumpet player in the '20s. It shaped the way that I think about music. My grandfather was classically trained, military trained. He was an orphan who ended up in the Military School of Music in Kneller Hall.” ThinkingWaySchoolFatherStarsLinesWhitePlayerMilitaryDadMy DadHallsGrandfatherMy GrandfatherOrphanTrumpetsMilitary School Author:Elvis Costello
“I saw The Empire Strikes Back the week that it came out. My father was a huge Star Wars fan. And so when it came out, my dad took me.” WarFatherStarsSawsWeekFansHugeDadMy DadStrikesEmpiresStrike BackEmpire Strikes Back Author:Donald Faison
“I originally wanted to be a pop star. I wanted to be Kylie Minogue. My dad thought that was a very silly ambition and introduced me to drama classes. Once I became fixated on that, there was no stopping me.” WantedStarsClassDadDramaAmbitionMy DadPopsSillyStoppingPop StarsDrama Class Author:Ashley Madekwe
“I turned to my mom and said, Im going to be a martial arts movie star. She didnt believe me, and neither did my dad. They both thought I would grow out of it. That it was a phase. I decided then I was going to do it or die trying.” TryingBelieveArtSaidDiesStarsGrowsMomDadDecidedMy DadMy MomMartial ArtsBelieve In MePhasesMovie Star Author:Scott Adkins
“We never had books at home, but my dad, seeing how keen I was to read, took me to Islington Library when I was about eight and we pulled out two - a Biggles and a science fiction novel. I never got the ace fighter pilot but fell in love with all things to do with the future and space. Isaac Asimov soon became my guiding star.” TwoBookHomeStarsSpaceFictionNovelSeeingDadAll ThingsScience FictionLibraryMy DadEightFighterThings To DoPilotsIsaacAcesFighter PilotGuiding StarsFiction Novels Author:Gary Kemp
“My father was the role model I looked up. My dad was an entertainer, too. I patterned my life after him. He wanted me to do better than he did. He never sold a record in his life, but to me he was still a rock star.” StillsWantedFatherStarsRolesRecordsRocksDadModelsMy DadRole ModelsRock StarEntertainers Author:Tracy Morgan
“I have found having my dad as my North Star has worked well for me.” WellsFoundStarsDadMy DadNorth Star Author:Tony Parsons
“My dad has always been such a great dad, and he's brought so much culture to my life. He dragged me to see every single movie at the cinématheque as a kid. I saw everything from Star Wars to Bergman.” WarKidsCultureStarsSawsDadMy DadBergmanGreat Dad Author:Julie Delpy