- Parents
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- 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.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Man
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- Nov 07, 2020
At five years old, I became the man of the house. When he left, my dad let me know that. It put a certain drive in me that I can't explain.
- Crazy
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- Nov 07, 2020
I grew up on film sets and I had a ball. It wouldn't have had nearly as much fun if my dad had been working behind a desk somewhere. I remember being on the set of 'The Godfather: Part III,' and all the kids were running around and doing crazy things, and Francis Ford Coppola just embraced that.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was very protected growing up. My dad was very strict with me. I was the oldest of four kids, and there are three girls. So I kind of paved the way of what it was like to raise a teenage daughter.
- Always
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mom always knew I would be able to take care of myself, but my dad was afraid.
- Only
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- Nov 07, 2020
My dad was such a music fan that the only way to really hang out with him was to sit in a room and listen to music.
- Personality
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- Nov 07, 2020
My dad was very intelligent, had a very strong personality. I was amazed with my father.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
My sensei was a British karate champion named Brian Fitkin. He was my mentor and because I had a hard relationship with my dad, he became a father figure to me.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was a teenager, my dad used to put a lot of pressure on me to be successful, and I'd really beat myself up about things like losing martial arts competitions.
- Lost
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- Nov 07, 2020
I started wrestling when I was five. I lost my first match and cried in front of my dad, and I never wanted to do that again.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
I get asked to give stuff to my dad. I'm, like, 'I'm not gonna pass your script to him!' You know? My dad's my dad. I'm not his agent.
- Person
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'd seen my dad on stage, and that was fine, but the real excitement was - that was my dad. Even now, when I see his films, he's always my favourite person in the movie.
- Small
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- Nov 07, 2020
I got to work with Cillian Murphy and my dad, Jim Broadbent and Jodie Whittaker on 'Perrier's Bounty.' It was a small part, but it was really special.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
My dad said, 'If no one was giving me acting work, I'd have to be prepared to create it myself.'
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was spectacularly average at school, while my two brothers did really well academically. But my dad never said I didn't try hard enough. He knew I did my best.
- Loved
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mom and dad just loved the fact that I fooled around. They just embraced it. They'd always kind of enjoy it, and they liked it when I made them laugh.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020