1,617 Quotes About Dad

Before a big acting competition, my dad sent me a note that said, 'Define the moment. Don't let the moment define you.'

My dad put up a great hoop in our front yard in our driveway. I was in Oregon, so I had to be out there in the rain. We didn't always have a gym to go to.

When I was really little I would sit in the back of my dad's car when he'd be playing old-school music. He'd turn down the music and turn around and I'd be singing and know all of the words but I didn't even know how to talk. From then on I've always wanted to be a singer.

When I was a child, I wanted to be a jockey. I love horses, but it's not practical to have one in London. I also wanted to be an accountant, which isn't glamorous at all, but my dad was one, and I quite liked maths.

Mum is a photographer, and Dad does world music and plays almost every instrument except for drums.

I'm a very promiscuous reader. My dad's a big science fiction fan, so I'd read 'Dune,' and 'Watership Down' and 'The Lord Of The Rings.'

It's because as long as I can remember I have always looked up to my dad.

When I was a boy, my own dad told me in a smiling and wistful way that it's a wise man that knows his own father.

That was a difficult day but I didn't know what else to do so I went to the interview. My dad knew my plan and he would've been supportive.