My Dad Quotes - Page 14

• [On charity] I try to pick subjects that I can learn about and then focus on and then do as much as I can. If you have a tremendous amount of heat from the spotlight, then you're able to shine a little bit more of your light in a different direction. It's just deflecting. My dad calls it a celebrity credit card that you can cash in. I think if you're in this position you should do it.

  George Clooney

  Dad, Thinking, Light

  "George Clooney Dishes on Brad Pitt and John Krasinski in the Emmy Press Room". Pop Sugar Interview, www.popsugar.com. August 29, 2010.

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• My dad is funny in his own way, and so is my brother, but in terms of legitimately making a lot of people laugh, that's my mom. I inherit my sense of comedy from her.

  Mindy Kaling

  Mom, Brother, Dad

  Interview with Kathryn Borel, www.believermag.com.

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• My dad is a very snappy dresser; he gets all his stuff tailored. He's an architect, so he's a little more artistically minded.

  Mindy Kaling

  Dad, Littles, Stuff

  Interview with Kathryn Borel, www.believermag.com.

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• One day my dad said, "If you guys ever stop singing, I'll drop you like a hot potato." That's what he said. It hurt me. You don't say that to children and I never forgot it.

  Michael Jackson

  Hurt, Children, Dad

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• 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.

  Graham Elliot

  Dad, Long, Cooking

  "Culinary Kings-Turned TV Judges Cook Up Verdicts on Gordon Ramsay-Hosted MasterChef". The Daily Beast Interview, www.thedailybeast.com. July 27, 2010.

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• One thing my dad once said to me, "You either want to be right, or you want to be happy. To be happy, there's gotta be a conversation."

  Donald Glover

  Dad, Want, Conversation

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• My dad is an ambassador. My brother is a diplomat. I doubt that I could be doing anything else other than being a diplomat if I weren't in showbiz. It's in the genes!

  Woody Milintachinda

  Brother, Dad, Doubt

  Source: travel.cnn.com

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• I always ask my dad why wasn't I a lefty? Even when I was younger I wanted to be lefty. I could have been really good.

  Serena Williams

  Dad, Lefties, Wanted

  Serena Williams' US Open Press Conference, www.asapsports.com. September 3, 2014.

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• Man, if it weren't for Bill's Records and Tapes I would've been an accountant like my dad. I love my dad, but thank God for Bill's.

  Ryan Miller

  Dad, Men, Thank God

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• My dad's one of the funniest men in the world. I grew up with him making me laugh so much I'd beg him to stop.

  Rafe Spall

  Dad, Men, Laughing

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• For a man, there's a big responsibility that comes with having a boy because men are made by their fathers. If you've got a good productive man around it's better. I have such a close relationship with my dad and that responsibility to produce a good man is something I think about.

  Rafe Spall

  Dad, Father, Responsibility

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• I never mind talking about my dad. I'm proud of who he is, and being his son is one of the things I'm most proud of. To be constantly compared to someone so brilliant, who happens to be your dad, is cool.

  Rafe Spall

  Dad, Son, Talking

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• My dad was in the military. It was difficult sometimes, because he would have to be away a lot, and we would have to move around a lot. Trying to adapt to new schools and new places can be really tough.

  Nolan Gould

  Dad, Military, Moving

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• I saw The Empire Strikes Back the week that it came out. My father was a huge Star Wars fan. And so when it came out, my dad took me.

  Donald Faison

  Stars, Dad, Father

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• My first car was a Chevy Cavalier. My dad somehow convinced me that it was a hot sports car because it was red.

  Katheryn Winnick

  Sports, Dad, Car

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• My worldview comes from a collection of the books I have read, the people I have met, and my conversations with my dad.

  Brian Kilmeade

  Dad, Book, People

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• Jim Carrey and my dad were best friends. He would always be in my house and stuff like that.

  Damon Wayans, Jr.

  Dad, House, Stuff

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• My dad always said that hard work beats talent when talent doesnt work hard enough.

  Katee Sackhoff

  Dad, Hard Work, Talent

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• When I was a kid, Blade Runner was my favorite movie. I remember seeing that when I was a little boy with my dad.

  Tahmoh Penikett

  Dad, Kids, Boys

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• As a person, when I was seven or eight, my dad would try very hard to tutor me through school because I had learning difficulties or whatever. I would wish that they could just plant a chip in my brain so that I would know everything and not have to study.

  Dichen Lachman

  Dad, School, Eight

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• When I came to America, I told my dad I wanted to be an actress.

  Odeya Rush

  Dad, America, Actresses

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I'm lucky to have my dad in my life. He's very brilliant, I think he's really a smart man, and he's a kind guy.

  Cody Horn

  Dad, Smart, Men

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• My dad was a doctor and surgeon. He was the fifth generation of his family to become a doctor.

  Ken Kercheval

  Dad, Doctors, Generations

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• I originally wanted to be a pop star. I wanted to be Kylie Minogue. My dad thought that was a very silly ambition and introduced me to drama classes. Once I became fixated on that, there was no stopping me.

  Ashley Madekwe

  Stars, Dad, Drama

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• My dad is a minister, and my mum is a worker with the less fortunate and the disabled. They're Nigerian natives. Their first language is Yoruba, and their second language is English.

  John Boyega

  Dad, Firsts, Language

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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