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When my father died in my arms it had such a profound affect on me that at that very moment when my dad passed I realized that I needed to face my own fears. – Criss Angel

My mum was raised Jewish, my dad is very scientifically minded, and my school was vaguely Christian. We sang hymns in school. I liked the hymns bit, but apart from that, I can take it or leave it. So I had lots of different influences when I was younger. – Ben Barnes

My dad is a doctor, a professor of psychiatry, and my mum is a psychotherapist. – Ben Barnes

My mom and my dad were married 56 years, and the fact that I reconciled with my dad I think made their marriage a little bit better as well. – Larry Elder

My parents moved to American Samoa when I was three or four years old. My dad was principal of a high school there. It was idyllic for a kid. I had a whole island for a backyard. I lived there until I was eight years old and we moved to Santa Barbara. – Eric Stoltz

I pop gum. My parents get so annoyed with me. I know my dad wishes he never taught me how to do that. – Hilary Duff

My dad is a nurse midwife, one of about only 50 male midwives in the U.S., I think. – Matthew Morrison

I think I had kind of an advantage. When I was growing up, my dad had just got out of jail and he had a great record collection. He had – it was all – these were the songs. So I heard a lot of these songs, like, my whole life, so for me it was easy. I already knew what I was going to sing. – Chris Isaak

My Dad hated his job. He sold overcoats, but he wanted to make movies. He had a failed career working with the Ritz Brothers – they were like the Marx Brothers, only a tier below. I always had a picture in my mind of him in a straw hat. – Steve Sabol

I have always had the feeling I could do anything and my dad told me I could. I was in college before I found out he might be wrong. – Ann Richards

My parents were involved in everything I did. They were showbiz people themselves. My dad was an actor. They were parents they did what parents are supposed to do. – Tina Yothers

I remember my dad working with me on breaking down my script and writing out a back story for my character and all that stuff. – Jason Bateman

I grew up in a small town in Illinois, and my dad was a basketball coach. Thanks to him, I have excellent fundamentals in both basketball and baseball. – Nick Offerman

I have found having my dad as my North Star has worked well for me. – Tony Parsons

I just went off for two months traveling around Europe on a motorcycle and pretty much turned my phone off. I did 5,000 miles with my dad. We went through Holland, Germany, Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia, Montenegro, Italy… and then I did Spain and France by myself. – Michael Fassbender

My dad, of course, like a lot of Asian parents, wanted me to be an engineer or doctor and never could understand why I would want to be a lawyer. And then, when I first said I wanted to run for office, he thought that was absolutely insane. – Gary Locke

A large part of my life revolves around my dad. Sometimes, I even feel a strong sense of connection, something very tangible when I learn something new in the martial arts. – Brandon Lee

My dad, Donald, was a vet and had a practice in Yorkshire. Cats and dogs were his bread and butter, but his greatest love was large animals. – Alastair Campbell

Like my dad, I have a Christmas party most years. I like to celebrate and see as many people as possible. – Lauren Graham

My mum and dad had worked incredibly hard to afford me an education. – Benedict Cumberbatch