Famous Quotes & Sayings

James Denton

When you have kids, it takes the focus off of you. You forget about what clothes you're wearing, or if you went to the gym. It makes you a better person if you do it right.

James Blunt

My dad was in the Army. The Army's not great pay, but, you know, we moved from Army patch to Army patch wherever that was. The Army also contributed to sending me off to boarding school.

Jakob Dylan

To us, there was Bob Dylan, and there was dad. As for what he meant to other people, that was never glorified in our house. There were no accolades there, no gold records.

Jaime Winstone

Dad always told me that if you're going to work on something, it might as well be something you're proud of.

Jackie Earle Haley

My dad and me were incredibly close. He was an actor, and so him and I shared this whole movie-world thing closer than anyone else in the family.

Jack Whitehall

I vote for whoever will annoy my dad.

Jack White

I have three dads: my biological father, God and Bob Dylan.

J. R. R. Tolkien

I wonder if people will ever say, "Let's hear about Frodo and the Ring." And they'll say, "Yes, that's one of my favorite stories. Frodo was really courageous, wasn't he, Dad?" "Yes, m'boy, the most famousest of hobbits. And that's saying a lot.

Elton John

He's been dead for so many years, but I'm still trying to impress him. That's what gave me my drive. 'Look at me, Dad, I've succeeded.'

Jessica Chastain

Any man that dates me, the thing they're gonna have to live up is my dad - he's a real hero.

Jerry Doyle

When my dad first started out in the police force, wearing the uniform was a sense of pride, and it was respected in the community for what the police force was all about. Unfortunately today, the uniform is a target.

Jennifer Ellison

Dad worked in a warehouse when I was little and I didn't see him for three years as he was doing all the overtime God gave him to buy me new ballet shoes, or a new tutu.

Graham Elliot

My dad was in the Navy, so we moved around a lot. That led to me seeing myriad cultures and cuisines. I have been excited about eating and cooking for as long as I can remember.

Gerald McRaney

Dad built houses and when they were sold, he moved on to a new town, so I know a lot about my native state.

Harper Lee

It was times like these when I thought my father, who hated guns and had never been to any wars, was the bravest man who ever lived.

Haley Joel Osment

The best advice my dad ever gave me is that acting is believing. Acting is not acting. It isn't putting on a face and dancing around in a mask. It's believing that you are that character and playing him as if it were a normal day in the life of that character.

Haley Joel Osment

My dad never told me that when you audition, you might not get the role. He wanted to wait until my first disappointment to tell me.

Haley Reinhart

My folks have played everything from rock, disco, pop, funk, and blues. My dad has always brought and played different genres like jazz, classical, and Latin. With all this in my pocket, I feel I have a taste of everything for my influences.

Halle Berry

I know that I will never find my father in any other man who comes into my life, because it is a void in my life that can only be filled by him.

Homer

Few sons are like their fathers - many are worse, few better.

Hope Solo

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

Homaro Cantu

From a very young age, I liked to take apart things. All of my Christmas gifts would wind up in a million pieces. I actually recall taking apart my dad's lawnmower three times to understand how combustible engines work.

Ian Rankin

I took the first James Kelman novel, 'The Bus Conductor Hines', home to my dad. I thought, 'My dad will like this; it's written in Scots.' But my dad said: 'I can't read that.' He was reading James Bond and John le Carre. That was part of what attracted me to crime - the idea of getting a wide audience.

Hugh Grant

My dad used to have to open the second bottle of wine in the loo in case Mum heard the cork coming out.

I don't want to move. I want to stay here until I die. My mom and dad did. And I want to do the same thing.

I don't mind talking about my dad because he's such a good dude.

Hugh Jackman

I had a fairly enlightened dad, though if you looked at his resume, it might not seem that way. He was a chartered accountant for Price Waterhouse. He was strict, and we had a very ordered life. To this day, I am the least materialistic person I know, because my father didn't raise me to just go out and buy this or that car.

Hugh Jackman

I've never heard my dad say a bad word about anybody. He always keeps his emotions in check and is a true gentleman. I was taught that losing it was indulgent, a selfish act.

Horatio Sanz

If I were a dad, I'd have my kids watch 'I Love Lucy' and 'The Honeymooners.'

Homer

I think the saddest day of my life was when I realized I could beat my Dad at most things, and Bart experienced that at the age of four.

If I hung my head, my dad got after me. I got whuppings for that,

Jessica Simpson

I can talk to my dad like he's my manager, and put 'Dad' on the back burner. We've been doing it since I was 13.

Michelle Monaghan

I come from a very working class background. My dad worked in a factory for 40 years. We all put ourselves through school.