- Nov 07, 2020
Dad Quotes
The small stuff you inherit.
These dad quotes lean into small, specific memories — watching Monty Python over dinner, catching yourself sounding just like him mid-sentence, or joking that most of your audience is really just your father. For humor along the same lines, see our Jokes page.
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- I Can
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- Nov 07, 2020
But although Australia was also involved in the Vietnam conflict, I can remember my dad telling us that if we were in Australia, we wouldn't be drafted until we were 20.
- End
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- Nov 07, 2020
My dad's a lighting director. Growing up in Hollywood, I was around the entertainment industry all the time. I knew I'd end up in show business in some capacity, eventually.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
My parents are kind of young, and my dad always listened to rock music and stuff like that, so I sort of grew up around that. As far as acting goes, I didn't really have any major influences because it wasn't really something that I focused on.
- Death
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- Nov 07, 2020
My original inspiration was my mom: a few years after the death of my dad, she started dating one my teachers!
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
My family, they're story tellers. My mom is Irish, and my dad is Italian. In my family, we weren't allowed to watch TV while we ate - we had to sit around the table and tell stories about our day.
- Buys
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- Nov 07, 2020
I grew up in Northern California - Marin County, Tiburon. And it's interesting. It's a very rich place, but a lot of the affluent people are - they're not as showy. So, like, they might have, like, a Saab or a Volvo. And then here comes my dad from Iran. He buys a Rolls-Royce.
- Father
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was in awe of my father. His generosity was beyond anything I ever could imagine. The reason I say he's like Don Corleone is he was always breaking off hundreds. I'd be like, 'Hey Dad, I'm going to McDonald's with my friends,' and he'd just whip out a hundred: 'Here, go, have fun.'
- Fine Arts
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- Nov 07, 2020
My dad was dean of fine arts at the university. I was casting bronzes in the school foundry. I was using the university as a playground.
- Cool Thing
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love my dad so much. I don't have that cool thing where I have dad issues.
- Nov 07, 2020
I've got my dad's height and smoking habit. But I think I've got my mum's looks and sensibilities.
- Baseball
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- Nov 07, 2020
My dad was my coach in baseball and early on in basketball, so playing baseball was something we always did.
- Ale
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- Nov 07, 2020
My dad is a nurse midwife, one of about only 50 male midwives in the U.S., I think.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
My dad sent me a clipping about the self-defence militias in Mexico. Immediately, when I read it, I knew I wanted to create a parallel story about vigilantes on both sides of the border.
- Nov 07, 2020