Quotes by Dad I wanted to be a violin-maker like my dad, and then I wanted to be a doorman in my building. Katherine Moennig thenlikebuildingdad My mum and dad's hobby was amateur dramatics. Katherine Kelly amateurhobbymumdad They were both academics, but my dad had to get a job on the railway, and my mum had to get a job in the Post Office. It was pretty hard in terms of the racism they had to endure. Naveen Andrews jobharddadracism When I was a kid, my dad kind of forced me to sing the third harmony for our little family group, and I just kind of hated it. I just felt so uncomfortable on stage, too shy. Nathaniel Rateliff meharmonydadfamily My mom played 12-string and sang, and my dad could play pretty much any wind instrument and had a great ear for harmony. Soon enough, my sister and I got into music because we were always around it, and people were always listening to it. Nathaniel Rateliff greatdadmusicpeople I am political. But not politically active. I'm not my dad. I'll never write polemic, as he did. Kate Thompson i-amneverdadpolitical My little son, Atticus, desperately needs his dad and I haven't been there for him... and that's sad. Daniel Baldwin himsaddadson I was very smart in school. I had straight As and was going to graduate high school at 16 and start college. My dad wanted me to be a lawyer because I was very opinionated. Dania Ramirez melawyerdadschool My mom came to America when I was six years old, and I didn't live with them until I was ten. They worked really hard in factories, and my dad as a taxi driver, to be able to afford visas for my sister and I. Dania Ramirez livesisterdadmom My dad died when I was 23. His death was sudden and shocking - the result of a car crash - and I never got to say goodbye. Dani Shapiro resultcardaddeath All my life, I have been surrounded by the track. The week I was born, Dad took me to training. I do recall at some stage being pushed around in a pram on a track. I have a lot of inspiration from him. To see him carrying the Sydney Olympic torch really ignited my dream. As a coach, he knows the in and outs of race walking and technique. Dane Bird-Smith my-lifemedadlife Music was in the air when I was growing up. My siblings Katy, Dave and Phil were musical; my dad worked in inner-city New York where a musical revolution was taking place - folk music, rock n' roll, gospel music. My sister taught me to sing. My brothers taught me to play. Sam Barry mesisterdadmusic My stage name is actually my nickname given to me by my dad when I was a baby. OMI namemedadbaby My dad was an alcoholic, growing up, so I knew how scary that was from a child's perspective - the volatility. Patricia Arquette childgrowing-upperspectivedad I was like, 'I don't know if I could be an Olympian...' But my dad really influenced me to stay and be in the Olympics. Pat Summitt stayknowmedad My dad passed when I was 6. I found out when I was about 21 that my dad always said acting would be the making of me. Where he got that from, I have no idea. Malachi Kirby mealwaysdadsaid My dad always had huge respect for the British Army. He always thought it was one of the best. And I think it changed his life - those seven years in that Army. Isaac Herzog bestrespectdadlife The guy who kind of identified as my dad was my dad's brother, who was the second person my mom married. Isaac Brock persondadmombrother I would just take dolls around the house - there's old VHS footage from my dad, who was an early adapter and had this RCA camera - and it's me taking a Michael Jackson Barbie doll and putting on a show with that. Natasha Rothwell cameramedadhouse When my dad passed away, I was under a lot of stress with planning a funeral, trying to pick out just the right flowers and pictures, and simply trying to find the right way to say goodbye. Natalya Neidhart picturesflowersdadstress«223224225226227228229230231232233»
