My Dad Quotes - Page 17

• I turned to my mom and said, Im going to be a martial arts movie star. She didnt believe me, and neither did my dad. They both thought I would grow out of it. That it was a phase. I decided then I was going to do it or die trying.

  Scott Adkins

  Mom, Art, Stars

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• I do find violence entertaining, but that doesn't make me a bad person. I grew up watching all these action films when I was a kid. My dad would bring back 'Rambo' and whatever, and we'd watch it together. It's not affected me in any way other than I just appreciate the entertainment value of violence on film.

  Scott Adkins

  Dad, Kids, Appreciate

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• My dad is a huge rock and roll lead guitar fan. I didn't even really know that until recently. Everything has to have a guitar solo in it.

  Slash

  Dad, Rocks, Guitar

  "Talk Asia", www.cnn.com. February 16, 201.

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• I didnt know any actors growing up. My dad was a builder, and we didnt know any arty types.

  Stephen Mangan

  Dad, Growing Up, Actors

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• As I grow older, I have a growing curiosity about my other half. My dad did a wonderful job raising me, and I wouldn't change it for the world, but at the same time there is a growing curiosity about my other half.

  Apolo Ohno

  Jobs, Dad, Curiosity

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• Growing up, I didn't have television. My dad would make up stories and tell me stories, so my imagination ran wild. When I did see films, which was very few and far between, that was such an interesting medium that was so new to me. It wasn't something that was just part of my life, so it was really appealing and so different that I enjoyed that.

  Shiloh Fernandez

  Growing Up, Dad, Imagination

  "Shiloh Fernandez Exclusive Interview RED RIDING HOOD". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. March 10, 2011.

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• My dad has totally taken my Cat Stevens T-shirt, but it's OK; I have his Black Flag one, and that's amazing.

  Zoe Kravitz

  Dad, Taken, Cat

  "Zoe Kravitz Talks ‘It Girl S**t,’ Mom Lisa Bonet" By Hilary Moss, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 31, 2011.

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• My ma is an economist. My dad is a software engineer.

  Suraj Sharma

  Dad, Economist, Software

  "Next Factor Q&a: 'Life Of Pi' Star Suraj Sharma". Interview with Kevin Polowy, www.mtv.com. November 21, 2012.

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• One day that same year, I told my dad that someday, I would sail around the world alone.

  Abby Sunderland

  Dad, Years, One Day

  Abby Sunderland, Lynn Vincent (2011). “Unsinkable: A Young Woman's Courageous Battle on the High Seas”, p.14, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• My dad was Superman to me, and in my mind he always will be.

  Artie Lange

  Dad, Mind

  Artie Lange, Anthony Bozza (2008). “Too Fat to Fish”, p.42, Spiegel & Grau

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• I wear my dad's cross. It's very important to me. I hang it in my locker before each game.

  Hope Solo

  Dad, Games, Important

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• I had a Spider-man costume when I was about three, and I lost the mask. So I went to the underwear drawer and put a pair of red pants on my head. My dad came home and just laughed, and I ran into my room and burst into tears.

  Emun Elliott

  Dad, Home, Men

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• My father has a manufacturing company in Kentucky and he's an electrical engineer. A brilliant man. A brilliant businessman. So he understands the business aspects of my business very well. My dad and I always communicate when I have to negotiate a deal.

  Laura Bell Bundy

  Dad, Father, Men

  "PLAYBILL.COM'S BRIEF ENCOUNTER With Laura Bell Bundy". Interview with Robert Simonson, www.playbill.com. March 13, 2007.

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• My dad was an agent for Met Life. In the '50s, I remember the mortality rate was something like - you had - 58 was the average age. Then it was moved up to 62, and then 65, 68.

  Willard Scott

  Dad, Average, Agents

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• It's no secret that I'm my dad's biggest fan.

  Ed Stoppard

  Dad, Secret, Fans

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• We never had books at home, but my dad, seeing how keen I was to read, took me to Islington Library when I was about eight and we pulled out two - a Biggles and a science fiction novel. I never got the ace fighter pilot but fell in love with all things to do with the future and space. Isaac Asimov soon became my guiding star.

  Gary Kemp

  Stars, Dad, Book

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• I think my love of music comes from my dad. I was born with an ear for music, like him, and started with the piano when I was 4 but fell in love with the drums. My dad always has music playing.

  Blake Michael

  Dad, Thinking, Piano

  "Meet the Cast of Lemonade Mouth!". Interview with Neha Gandhi, www.seventeen.com. April 13, 2011.

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• My dad was a diplomat and after living in America, where I was born, he was posted to Cairo.

  Arabella Weir

  Dad, America, Cairo

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• I do remember being teased by my cousins on my mom's side for not being black enough. And then I'd spend the summer with my dad and be sent to all white summer camps where I was 'that black girl.'

  Lauren London

  Girl, Summer, Mom

  "Lauren London Exclusive Interview: ‘Under My Skin” (Part 2)". Interview with Kathleen Cross, kathleencross.com. June 2, 2011.

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• My family, theyre story tellers. My mom is Irish, and my dad is Italian. In my family, we werent allowed to watch TV while we ate - we had to sit around the table and tell stories about our day.

  Meg Cabot

  Mom, Dad, Italian

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• I had Halloween parties every year, as it was my birthday five days before. My parents would actually put prosthetic noses on, and my dad would wear a top-hat and tails, put on a fake curly moustache, and hold a pipe.

  Bat for Lashes

  Dad, Halloween, Party

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• My first publication was a haiku in a children's magazine when I was 9 years old. I received one dollar for it! I gave the check to my dad for Christmas, and he framed it and hung it over his desk.

  Linda Sue Park

  Children, Dad, Years

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• My dad lives in Sicily, so I'm half Italian and half Irish - it's a fiery combination.

  Nico

  Dad, Italian, Half

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• My dad was a Presbyterian minister. Yes, I am one of those dreaded P.K.s - Preachers Kids. Be afraid.

  Libba Bray

  Dad, Kids, Ministers

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• I gotta be honest with you. Im kind of jealous of the way my dad gets to talk to my mom sometimes. Where are all those old-school women you can just take your day out on? When did they stop making those angels?

  Bill Burr

  Mom, Dad, Jealous

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