“My father was a waiter basically, and when I got my first professional job as an actor, I left a job that he found me for half the amount of money. So anyone would think that they're stupid, that that would be a stupid move.” ThinkingFirstsWould BeJobsMovingActorsFoundFatherLeftHalfStupidAmountWaiter Author:Alfred Molina
“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
“Like it or not, to reach middle age with less money or less prestige than our father had is somewhat to lose face. Stupid of course, when put like that, but who is prepared to argue that we are not stupid in several important ways?” WayImportantAgeFacesCoursesFatherLosesMiddleStupidPreparedArguingMiddle AgesOur FatherPrestigeNot Stupid Author:Robertson Davies
“When I was 17, my father was so stupid, I didn't want to be seen with him in public. When I was 24, I was amazed at how much the old man had learned in just 7 years.” MenWantYearsFatherStupidOld ManAmazed Author:Mark Twain
“I consider myself a modern-day dad, where I still got rock'n'roll in me, but yet I take being a parent and relationships very seriously in life. I'm tired of the image of the father as a fat, beer-chugging, stupid guy. That image has to change. I'm changing it, baby, one city at a time.” StillsGuyFatherParentCitiesModernRocksStupidBabyDadTiredFatsBeerRock N RollI'm TiredBeing A ParentModern DayStupid Guy Author:Jim Breuer
“Looking back I realize I had the perfect family background to become the political cartoonist that I became. My father was stupid, insensitive, and cruel, thereby making me distrustful of all authority. On the other hand, I had a warm, supportive and encouraging mother, which made me want to fix the world.” WorldPoliticalMotherFatherRealizingPerfectStupidAuthorityLooking BackSupportiveCartoonistInsensitivePerfect Family Author:Edward Sorel
“'Hansel and Gretel' is one of the scariest stories ever written! Psychotic mother; stupid, inane father.” StoriesMotherFatherWrittenStupidPsychoticHansel And Gretel Author:Maurice Sendak