- Bridge
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- Nov 07, 2020
Daughter Quotes
On fathers, daughters, and the roles a daughter is asked to play.
These quotes range from a father's plain statement that his daughter loves him for who he is, not his fame, to a boyhood fantasy of exploring South America and marrying a chief's daughter. For more, see Family quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Picture
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've got a three-year-old daughter. To picture her being a dancer, I'd absolutely love that. I'm in absolute awe of what they do. Just seeing them work, they're incredible.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
I spend most of my time at home dancing with my daughter to things like 'Frozen' and 'The Greatest Showman.'
- Door
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- Nov 07, 2020
To wake up in England and have the newspaper on your front door with a headline that says, 'Ozzie's Beach Whale of a Daughter,' doesn't really do much for your self-esteem at all.
- Cancer
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- Nov 07, 2020
Shortly before I turned 37 and my older daughter turned 3, I was diagnosed with breast cancer: stage III of IV.
- Little Things
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- Nov 07, 2020
My seven-year-old daughter knows old songs and how the neighborhoods got their names. There are little things: Businesses receive blessings from Hawaiian priests before opening, and everyone's kids have their debut luau. You can't really get through a day without doing something Hawaiian.
- Home
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- Nov 07, 2020
One day during filming, George Clooney was wearing his surf shirt and board shorts, and my six-year-old daughter was in the background as an extra, playing in the sand - playing herself. She and Clooney suddenly looked equally Hawaiian, equally related to the place I call home.
- Day
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- Nov 07, 2020
I wake up around seven, and I give my daughter breakfast. I spend the first hour or two of her day with her.
- Power
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- Nov 07, 2020
Unlike most U.S. presidents out of power, the Obamas are staying in Washington, D.C., so their younger daughter can finish school. But let's be honest, they're also staying so they can respond to the new administration.
- Husband
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- Nov 07, 2020
In 2002, my husband died very suddenly. My main concern that day was how to deliver the news to our daughter, then eight. Someone put me in touch with Judith Wallerstein, an expert in child psychology who coached me through what to say.
- Long
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- Nov 07, 2020
I went with a pixie cut when my daughter was really young. It was easy - I mean, it was really easy. But I missed my long hair. Especially after a long winter, all I want is sexy summer hair.
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
'Frances' is a longtime family name on my dad's side. My grandfather, father, brother, and my daughter's name is Frances.
- Perfect
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- Nov 07, 2020
'Beauty Queen' is the weirdest, strangest, and most perfect play to do before 'Hedda Gabler', because there are so many similar issues for Maureen and Hedda. I had played leading ladies before but couldn't really hook into them. After 'An American Daughter' and 'Beauty Queen', I had all the ballast.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's weird, when I go back to San Francisco, the few times that I've done shows there since leaving, it still feels like I live there. It's very, very strange for me. That's where my daughter was born, at UCSF. I have this huge attachment to San Francisco. It's like a love affair.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
My daughter is the most normal towards me. For her, I am just her mom. I am just a regular mom, and the actor comes after that. If she likes something that I am wearing, she tells me, and if she doesn't, she still makes it a point to let me know.
- Honor
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- Nov 07, 2020
I thought, 'OK, Melissa Gilbert is playing my mom, and I'm playing her old role - no pressure.' So I went up to Melissa and said, 'It's such an honor playing your daughter,' and she smiled and said, 'Oh, shut up.' I thought, 'Great, a normal person.'
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
What's important for my daughter to know is that... if you are fortunate to have opportunity, it is your duty to make sure other people have those opportunities as well.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020