Quotes by Dad As an older dad you can certainly get down on the floor. The problem is can you get up again? Simon Rattle downyoudadproblem My parents met in the theatre, and I thought that was so romantic. My dad was a scenic designer and my mom was a dancer, and that's how they met; they met in the theatre. Skye McCole Bartusiak parentsdadmomromantic My dad is a huge rock n' roll lead guitar fan. Slash leadrockguitardad My dad has been in the military for 35 years. My brother's in the Air Force. I'm familiar with what it's like being in a military family - the unusual traumas you carry around with you. Skyler Samuels youdadfamilybrother My mom was a folk singer and Celtic harpist. My dad was in a barbershop quartet and my great grandma was an opera singer. As I grew up, I discovered pop music and Top 40 radio, but it was in the '90s, so music was very different then - it was really lyrical. Skylar Grey greatdadmusicmom St. Lucia was a place were we used to go on vacation - not every year, but we went there a couple of times. I remember the last time that I went there, I was really small, and the only memory that I have is that my dad was going swimming or fishing one day - and I really, really wanted to go - but I was too young. St. Lucia memorydaydadtime It dates back to my dad and my uncles. They all got permits to go to Beverly Hills High School back in the '70s and early '80s. After they finished college, they came back and became football coaches there. So I was there with a permit. Spencer Paysinger high-schooldadfootballschool People are always going to assume I got my roles because of my father. There's not much I can do about that. He and I talk about the business sometimes, but he's my dad. Spencer Grammer dadbusinessfatherpeople Dad was a strict disciplinarian and would give us a wallop with a wooden spoon if we were out of order. But we really respected him - he didn't try to be our best friend. Stephen Mangan bestparentingdadbest-friend My dad was an interior design and furniture person. I started working with him for four years before my first TV writing break. Stephen J. Cannell persondesigndadwriting Mum and Dad always wanted me to do whatever I was happy doing. I nearly went to art college at 16, but decided to do a BTEC in performing arts. Stephen Graham medadhappyart I was 10, and I played Jim Hawkins in 'Treasure Island' at school, and this great Liverpudlian actor called Andrew Schofield - he was Johnny Rotten in 'Sid And Nancy' - came to watch it, and he had a word with my mum and dad afterwards and told them I should have a go at the Everyman youth theatre. I've never looked back. Stephen Graham greatyouthdadschool When I was a freshman and sophomore, I got booed every time I was put in the game. Then, in my junior and senior years, my dad got booed every time he took me out. Steve Alford gamemedadtime My children see me being coach enough. I gotta make sure they see me being dad. Steve Alford medadenoughchildren I just go back to my roots. I was literally born 26 miles from Martinsville High School where Coach Wooden grew up, and then my dad coached there for four years. Steve Alford high-schooldadrootsschool I have lots of memories of staying at campsites in the West Country and France, of the Carpenters playing on the eight-track, and of my dad cursing under the broken-down VW camper van. I loved camping, but I wouldn't much fancy it now - I'm too old to rough it. Steven Mackintosh loveddadmemoriescountry I thought food and drink were just part of the perks of living at the White House. The next day, I got a call from his secretary saying my dad wanted to see me in the Oval Office, and when I got there, dad was waving this little pink receipt. I didn't know it came out of his salary. Steven Ford daymedadfood Dad lived his life in a way that it was his character, not his circumstances, that dictated what his life looked like. Steven Ford dadcharacterlifeway My dad wasn't the best speaker like a Bill Clinton, or a Henry Kissinger, but he had character. Steven Ford bestlikedadcharacter Dad knew how to disagree without being disagreeable or rude. Steven Ford howbeingrudedad«179180181182183184185186187188189»
