There was nothing more important I could do than be supportive as a dad. Arne Duncan on dad
My dad named me Dakota and my mom came up with my first name Hannah. So it's Hannah Dakota Fanning. Dakota Fanning on dad
My dad was a master butcher and I trained to be a butcher when I left school. I didn't enjoy it at the time but I love cooking now, so perhaps I would have been a chef. Brendan Coyle on dad
I started off playing the clarinet, after I was inspired by listening to my dad's Benny Goodman records. Alvin Lee on dad
I absolutely love working with my dad because there is such an ease about it, and I also love his company. Samuel West on dad
I've got an idea for a modern day faerie tale that I think would made a great short novel. But I just don't have the time to work on it right now. I'm way too busy with the 'Kingkiller Chronicles' and being a new dad. Patrick Rothfuss on dad
If you met my dad, I think a lot of things would be put to rest. Because my pops is a pretty silly guy. But, Coldcut, they're based in the U.K. I'm a big fan of jazz music, so American music has had a big influence on what I listen to. Eric San on dad
When I realized I was having trouble reading, I was too embarrassed to ask for help. Some teachers believed in me, but I just wasn't focused on school - I was into the music and trying to please my dad. Fantasia Barrino on dad
I'm an ambassador for the Make-A-Wish Foundation, and one of the children, his wish was to go to the Emmys, so he's going to be my date, along with my husband, and my dad and his girlfriend. So we're going to have a really fun night and it's going to be really exciting. I'm really excited for him to experience that. Christina Hendricks on dad
My little son, Atticus, desperately needs his dad and I haven't been there for him... and that's sad. Daniel Baldwin on dad
Work ethic has always been stressed in my family. My dad is going to be 80 years old and he still works part time. My mom just retired a couple years ago and she's in her mid- to late 70s. Jamie Moyer on dad
My dad always said I was hard-headed, that it would take something like that to wake me up spiritually, and I guess it did. My heart had gotten so beat up that I didn't have anything left to give. Scott Stapp on dad
You know, no matter what I am or what I do for a living, I'm still, you know, the husband and the dad and the protector of the house, and I have to be conscientious about that. Richie Sambora on dad
Going through the grief period of my dad and losing him - that was the worst thing because you know when you get that call. When you are seven, eight years old, you have that almost vision in your mind of what that's going to be like and what your going to feel like and it doesn't prepare you. Richie Sambora on dad
I love being a dad. I'd have more kids if I could. I'd take a couple more, one or two more before I croak. Richie Sambora on dad
I've got my dad's height and smoking habit. But I think I've got my mum's looks and sensibilities. Max Irons on dad
My dad was an entrepreneurial businessman, and maybe I got some of his ability. Thomas Jane on dad
The people on my mum's side of the family are atheist intellectuals who are ueber-proper. My dad's side of the family are missionaries who are more comfortable sitting around in sweatpants than they are in a five-star restaurant. But those two influences converged in my life. Evangeline Lilly on dad
I recruited my dad to be my bass player and fired him on several occasions. He stayed on as a bus driver. Chely Wright on dad
Whenever I did a good performance, my Dad and my uncles, who were rabid movie fans, took me to the movies. There began my underlying love affair with film. Mel Torme on dad