Quotes by Dad My mom and dad got divorced, so it was one of those things where Sundays I'd go to Dad's apartment, and this was, say, 1970-whatever, and it had a pool table on the top floor in a very traditional kind of divorced-dad apartment building. Chris Eigeman mom-and-dadbuildingdadmom I came from a working-class family. My dad was in a union. I never forgot what it was like to be a private. Chris Gibson neverlikedadfamily I went and worked for my dad after school. I'd show up late and stuff like that. Chris Farley likelatedadschool My dad had this old truck that he used to take on back roads and showed me how to drive when I was nine or ten. Chord Overstreet roadsdrivemedad My dad is in the music business in Nashville. I was the third child born in my family, and there are three notes in a chord, so that's how they came up with my name. Chord Overstreet dadfamilymusicbusiness My real name is Chord Overstreet. I actually got my name because my dad is in the music business as a songwriter. I was the third one in my family born, and there are three notes in a chord, so that's how they came up with my name. Chord Overstreet dadfamilymusicbusiness I got my first instrument at Christmas when I was three or four. My dad and mom got me a mandolin. It was the only instrument that fit me because I was so small. I went straight from that into drums when I was six and then started playing guitar when I was seven or eight. Chord Overstreet meguitardadchristmas I would say growing up in Nashville has been a huge influence in my music. Growing up with my dad being a 2-time Grammy-winner, BMI songwriter of the year for five consecutive years in a row, and having the legacy he has is definitely a huge influence, too. Chord Overstreet legacyinfluencedadmusic When I first started snowboarding, my dad pretty much dragged me into it. I wasn't old enough to be like, 'Oh, I wanna snowboard!' you know? Chloe Kim knowmeyoudad One of my dad's friends from the music industry came over to our house one time and heard me sing, and he said, 'She should audition for this role I have!' So I did! It was a movie called 'The Gospel,' which I did when I was five. That was when I was like, 'I want to do this acting thing!' China Anne McClain medadmusictime I've been compared to my dad my whole life. That pressure I've learned to deal with. Chris Long dealdadpressurelife My dad was able to give me everything through football. Chris Long everythingmedadfootball I do have this big weakness: I over-cooperate with people. People say it's because I'm Irish-Italian from Middlesbrough, and me dad was always like that, y'know - 'Get the job done.' Chris Rea jobmedadpeople My girlfriend's dad runs the Prostate Centre on Wimpole St. in London, and he's chairman of Prostate U.K., which I think is the second-largest prostate cancer charity in Britain. Christian Cooke thinkcharitydadgirlfriend My parents had a difficult divorce. My dad had to take a backseat for a few years, and my grandfather came in. He was also my inspiration for becoming an actor. I really respected him. Christian Camargo parentsdifficultdadgrandfather I'm a little embarrassed to say I'm a little bit of a soccer dad. Christian Laettner littlesaydadsoccer I grew up with the Highwaymen, which was Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings and Kris Kristofferson. Mom and Dad rode rodeo, so country music was always in the house and the car. They threw in some Dolly Parton, too. Christian Kane cardadmusicmom As a five-year-old kid, I used to sit in front of the TV - I never missed 'Dukes of Hazzard,' not once. It was me and my dad's show. Christian Kane sitnevermedad I always had a soccer ball with me. I could never stop. As young as I can remember, my dad was always throwing a soccer ball at me. Christian Pulisic nevermedadremember Honestly, in retrospect, it probably was a little easier being an adolescent and not having people immediately know that Hef was my dad. Christie Hefner beingknowdadpeople«242243244245246247248249250251252»
