From 1965 to 1967, my dad, Jack Gilligan, served in Congress and helped pass landmark laws like the Voting Rights Act. Kathleen Sebelius on dad
My dad always tell me to make decisions from love and not from fear. Rashida Jones on dad
My dad takes care of me as a manager and as a dad. That's his job, you know, to take care of me. He has my best interests at heart. Jessica Simpson on dad
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. Jessica Simpson on dad
My dad's a doctor, and when I was 8, I went to one of his medical conferences where they were demonstrating laser surgery on a chicken. I was so mad that a chicken had to die, I never ate meat again. Natalie Portman on dad
When I was in nursery school, the teachers asked me, y'know, 'What does your dad do for a living?' So I said 'He helps women get pregnant!' They called my mom and they were like, 'What exactly does your husband do?' Natalie Portman on dad
You always hear people saying, 'I hope I'm not turning into my dad', but I'd be honoured if I became half as decent a bloke as he is. Johnny Vegas on dad
I came back from university thinking I knew all about politics and racism, not knowing my dad had been one of the youngest-serving Labour councillors in the town and had refused to work in South Africa years ago because of the situation there. And he's never mentioned it - you just find out. That's a real man to me. A sleeping lion. Johnny Vegas on dad
I wanted to be a mechanic. When I was 14 I wanted to quit school and go work on my car. But my dad said Son, you shouldn't do that. You should stay in school until your education is finished, and when you're done, don't make your hobby your job. Eric Bana on dad
My dad taught me from my youngest childhood memories through these connections with Aboriginal and tribal people that you must always protect people's sacred status, regardless of the pest. Steve Irwin on dad
I haven't been baptised. My dad's not in the church and is not a religious person. My mum is more spiritual - she does Thai-chi and goes to Stonehenge and things like that. I'm proud to be pagan. Finland is not really a religious country. I'm still looking for my god. Ville Valo on dad
The problem with me, as far as getting married and having a family, is that my comedy is so important to me. So I don't know if I'll ever be as good a dad as my dad. Adam Sandler on dad
But my dad also was a remarkable man, a good person, a principled individual, a man of integrity. Sidney Poitier on dad
My dad was a militant atheist, or is a militant atheist. My mum was sort of bought up in a religious family because she was a Protestant from Ireland but wasn't especially religious. Tony Blair on dad
My dad had a commercial film company, so he had a videotape player before anyone. So he got Mel Brooks movies or Citizen Kane or some classic old movies. And every summer the revival house in Evanston would show the great films from the '50s and '60s and '70s. John Cusack on dad
I go off and make movies I come home, and I'm a dad and I hang with my girls. Clive Owen on dad
They have had such a crazy life living with me as their dad. Not crazy but different from their friends. Sebastian Bach on dad
Yeah, my dad bought me a guitar when I was like 10, and I didn't really want it then. Miranda Lambert on dad
I've dated all kinds of guys and didn't know who I'd end up with. But I kind of assumed it would be someone more like my dad than not. Miranda Lambert on dad