15 Quotes by Deana Martin

Was he a good father?"To their surprise, I shake my head and smile. "No," I reply candidly. "He wasn't a good father, but he was a good man."Where Dad came from, that meant a great deal more.

When asked if she would accept his affairs to try to keep her marriage, she commented, "I do. I think that speaks for itself.

To know Dad was to love him... He was the sun and the moon to those fortunate enough to have been in his orbit. Underneath that polished Hollywood veneer beat the heart of a man who came from an industrial engine of steel mills and sweat - from hard-working, wholesome people... Dad adored his wives and doted on his many children, who gladly reciprocated that affection.

I defy anyone to think of the name Dean Martin and not smile.Now, that's amore.

He's a man's man and I like that about him.

I wasn't the only one who wished he was around more.... The trade-off we had to be content with was that our dad was Dean Martin.

Dad once asked me, "Oh Deana, baby, who'd want to steal from me?"Well, Dad, the answer is everyone.

The point is, Dean was not and is not nor will he ever be the ideal husband... he gives the minimum amount.

Dad's final will was written and signed eleven days before he died. The original will it replaced disappeared and has never been found....I can't imagine him wanting to make such radical changes a few days before he died. I don't believe for one minute that he truly understood what was going on.