Dad Quotes

My mother moved abroad when I was 11, my dad wasn't around from the time that I was a baby, so I was not the product of a family, but a product of observation - of watching what went on around me, of watching who I liked, what I didn't like, what I thought was good behavior and what I thought was bad behavior and tailoring myself accordingly.

Mark Strong
- Time
- Good
- Family
I will not say anything about my father. Period. I don't have a dad.

Vanilla Ice
- Father
- Period
- Will

When my father died in my arms it had such a profound affect on me that at that very moment when my dad passed I realized that I needed to face my own fears.

Criss Angel
- Father
- Dad
- Profound
I watched a lot of television as a kid, and the suburbs to me - that was exotic! Like, a mom and dad who lived in the same house and had jobs and cooked breakfast at the same time every morning and did laundry in a washing machine and dryer? That was like, 'Woah! Who are they? How do you get to be like that?'

Gaby Hoffmann
- Time
- House
- Mom
My dad was an actor, so he would try and put me off and say, 'Come on, you've got to go to university first.'

Dolly Wells
- Dad
My parents did everything possible. My dad has worked from eight in the morning until nine in the evening to make it possible so I can play tennis. We had to cancel tournaments because we couldn't afford to go there.

Sabine Lisicki
- Parents
- Morning
- Tennis
I took one thing to heart that I heard from Sidney Poitier in 'Guess Who's Coming to Dinner.' And it resonated so much with me. He says: 'Dad, you always looked at yourself as a black man. I look at myself as a man.'

Dennis Haysbert
- Heart
- Black
- Dad
When you're a child, the most important thing is to be able to live a life of comfort. You want to be sure that the moon goes up at night and the sun comes up in the morning and dad comes home from work.

Keegan-Michael Key
- Life
- Up
- Work