Quotes by Dad I got really bad grades, so I'd hide my report card from my dad. My mom was in on it, too, because she knew he'd be furious. I probably would've gone to boot camp. Seriously. Daren Kagasoff hidebaddadmom I had a dad you know. Darrell Hammond hadknowyoudad My dad is my biggest influence on me as a musician, even though he's not a musician. Daron Malakian hemeinfluencedad One of the first times I wrote about Robin Williams for 'The New York Times,' I interviewed him for a feature about 'World's Greatest Dad,' a dark comedy he starred in for his friend, the writer-director Bobcat Goldthwait. Dave Itzkoff frienddaddarkworld On my best days, I fancy myself a combination of Dad's persistence/patience and Mom's toughness/skepticism. David Einhorn bestmyselfdadmom I know Spanish pretty well. I'm half-Puerto Rican - my mom is from Puerto Rico - so I have a lot of family there, and my mom's first language is Spanish. But growing up in the States, and with my dad being from the States, I'm kind of just like this white kid. David Lambert dadfamilymomwhite My family actually moved a lot growing up. I really only lived in one place every five or six years, and then we'd move again. That was just for my dad's work. David Lambert placedadfamilywork When I was a kid, my dad used to take me out to the race track, and so many formative experiences have to do with associations like that. David Milch likemedadrace I realised I could run after finding out that my dad used to run and it gave me the morale that if he did it then maybe I could also run. David Rudisha findingrunmedad The vampires of '30 Days of Night' never really came into discussions early on. They did later when we were trying to figure out the pathology of the 'Twilight' vampires. '30 Days' is a completely different film. If you are a kid, please ask mum and dad before you watch that one! David Slade neveryoudadnight When my dad went to college to get his master's from Loyola, he was playing Debussy and Chopin and Beethoven. But he played all that New Orleans stuff, too. I would go with my dad to gigs, pick up the piano and the speakers, and I would be like his roadie. Dawn Richard newgodadcollege Originally, I was set on going to Hawaii Pacific University. We visited the campus in Hawaii. I was gonna be a Rainbow Warrior. I was gonna play softball. I was gonna major in marine biology. Everything was set. Then my dad was like, 'So you're not gonna do music? If you do go to Hawaii, there's no studios there, baby girl.' Dawn Richard youdadmusicgirl Dad passed away in 2000, but he visits me all the time. He comes to me in different ways. So I have that connection with him, and that comforts me, to know that in time I can come back and still have that with my kids. It's not unfamiliar to me, that connection with the afterlife. I know it's real; I experience it all the time. Deborah Mailman meexperiencedadtime I had to move away from home at 14 and live in a club house in Romford for three years, only seeing my mum and dad twice a week. Declan Rice livedadhousehome My kids don't slow down, but they like to hang just with us, with mum and dad. They play with us and we play, too. Deborra-Lee Furness slowdowndadplay The kids think we're wacky. Mum and Dad are in showbiz - they don't know any other way. They've grown up travelling all over the world and are getting a worldly education. My son is 12 and he can speak eloquently on religions and cultures. Deborra-Lee Furness dadeducationworldson My nickname is Deb for people who really know me. But the only real nickname I've ever had was, my dad used to call me 'Ace.' Deborah K. Ross knowmedadpeople Dad worked as a security guard for United Airlines, and Mom was a housewife who cleaned houses to make ends meet. Dennis Haysbert meetsecuritydadmom A middle child, I was born in the depths of the Great Depression. My dad and mom were factory workers, struggling to make ends meet. Dennis L. McKiernan greatdadmomdepression It was natural for me to go to local tournaments with my mother and watch my brothers compete and sometimes be left with my mom at home while my dad would take my brothers away to different tournaments and competitions. So I started doing everything they did. Diana Lopez medadmotherhome«210211212213214215216217218219220»
