Jim Gaffigan Quotes About Parents

Quotes about: Parents

• In the end, the type of parent you are is going to be something that you carry with you. ... Having multiple kids, it's been a gift in a way. It's keeping the priorities straighter.

  Jim Gaffigan

  Kids, Priorities, Parent

• Failing and laughing at your own shortcomings are the hallmarks of a sane parent.

  Jim Gaffigan

  Dad, Laughing, Parent

  Jim Gaffigan (2013). “Dad Is Fat”, p.25, Crown Archetype

• I'm the youngest, too. When you're the youngest of a big family, people are like, "You're the baby, you're spoiled!" The fact of the matter is, when you're the youngest of a big family, by the time you're a teenager, your parents are insane. You're like, "Hey, I'm going roller-skating-" "You're not going roller-skating or you'll end up pregnant like your sister. Why don't you smoke pot and become a lawyer?"

  Jim Gaffigan

  Funny, Baby, Teenager

• I'm a comedian, which is the opposite of a lifestyle that equips you to be a parent.

  Jim Gaffigan

  Opposites, Parent, Comedian

  "'Fat' Dad Jim Gaffigan On Kids, Comedy And Apartment Living". "Weekend Edition" with Scott Simon, www.npr.org. May 2, 2013.

• It's difficult to parent one kid, let alone five! It's insane. It's this strange, overwhelming mess that I would not trade for anything. I think it's more difficult in New York City. It's not like we can hop in the minivan and go somewhere. I don't own a car. It's chaos anywhere. Being a parent is difficult. Being a son and a daughter is difficult. It's a human relationship.

  Jim Gaffigan

  Daughter, Kids, Son

  Source: www.esquire.com

• The amount of guilt you deal with as a parent is pretty profound. It's a constant balancing act. I'm an ambitious person, but when I became a father, ambition had a different hold on me. Providing for my kids was important, but the superficial ambition drifted away.

  Jim Gaffigan

  Father, Ambition, Kids

  Source: www.esquire.com

• I come from a very big family. Nine parents.

  Jim Gaffigan

  Funny, Humor, Parent

  "Profile: Jim and Jeannie Gaffigan". Interview with Philip David Morton, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 30, 2015.

• There's something about being a parent that has, I think, made me a better comedian.

  Jim Gaffigan

  Thinking, Parent, Comedian

  "'Fat' Dad Jim Gaffigan On Kids, Comedy And Apartment Living". "Weekend Edition" with Scott Simon, www.npr.org. May 2, 2013.

• Why would a lazy guy become a parent of five? Then again, why would creative people who inherently don't like change and criticism become writers, actors, or comedians? There's something about this process. I joke about it: My kids have made me a better person, and I only need, like, 34 more of them to be a really good guy.

  Jim Gaffigan

  Kids, People, Creative

• Ireland is a place that's beautiful and interesting, but I remember when I went there as a teenager with my parents, I was like, "Okay, I'll go to Ireland with my parents. It's going to be green." I think people underestimate it, in that it's, "Oh, it's green," and then you get there, and it's like, "Wow, it is green!" It's, "Oh, there's Irish music," and then you get there, and you're like, "Oh, this Irish music is amazing!" You underestimate it.

  Jim Gaffigan

  Beautiful, Teenager, Thinking

  Source: www.avclub.com

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