“My dad loves what I do and I support my parents financially because they didn't have a job that gave them a pension.”
Fatherhood does not come with a manual, which is probably why so many people have tried to write about it. These quotes cover the pride, worry, humor, and fierce love that come with being a dad — or having one who shaped who you became.
“My dad had emphysema and both of my parents had chronic bronchitis and ended up with cancers - all smoking related.”
“My dad loves what I do and I support my parents financially because they didn't have a job that gave them a pension.”
“There's sometimes a weird benefit to having an alcoholic, violent father. He really motivated me in that I never wanted to be anything like him.”
“My dad had emphysema and both of my parents had chronic bronchitis and ended up with cancers - all smoking related.”
“Fathers are biological necessities, but social accidents.”
“I'm into being a dad, that's where my focus is most of the time. I'm an actor that's my job, but it's not my life. I have a lot of other interests too.”
“Dad taught us about morals, values and goals. Having a tight-knit family was important to him.”
“My dad was always such a frustrated artist. He always worked very hard to support his family, doing a bunch of ridiculous jobs. He wanted to be a painter, but then he also wrote science-fiction novels in his spare time.”
“My dad always said he couldn't remember a time when I did not want to act.”
“I come from an ordinary family - my dad is a carpenter, a roof-maker - and we've always loved racing together.”
“My dad is a bank president and my mom was an accountant and they didn't think that seeking the life of a freelance writer was very practical, you see. Of course, I was just as determined to do it.”
“My grandfather, along with Carnegie, was a pioneer in philanthropy, which my father then practiced on a very large scale.”
“I don't really know any other musicians like me. I grew up backstage with my dad who played in a post-war dance band, so I always feel at home at a venue.”
“Paul McCartney had a baby when he was 61 Rod Stewart was 66 Rupert Murdoch was a stunning 72. Not only does that mean they'll have less stamina than the average dad, that means they'll, well, check out a lot sooner too.”
“My dad was a Marine. He was one of the Montford Point Marines. Those are the equivalent of the Tuskegee Airmen for Marines. He's a tough, tough guy. When I was 15 we had a fight, and I didn't speak to him for 10 years.”
“My dad was a labourer and my mum had exactly the same job as Noel Gallagher's mum - she was a dinner lady at our local school. Everyone comes over from Ireland and they get the same jobs.”