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I have a weird sense of humour. My dads the same. We love watching Monty Python together. – Miranda Kerr

Ive hung out at dozens of playgrounds, bored out of my mind, with not even a look of comfort from disapproving mothers all around me. Either they think Im a pedophile or a deadbeat dad. Thats what I get for being a single dad – suspicious looks at the playground. – Dominic West

My mums parents were from Ireland, my dads mum was American-Irish. – Dominic West

Id always assumed that I would die at about the same age as my dad – he was 45. I am five years in credit now. I cant get my head around the fact that I am older than he was – ever. – Ian Hislop

Im a four star general in this thing, and you dont rise to the ranks of a four star general by hanging about the house being the perfect dad. – Sam Elliott

I think people like to think Im in some way financially dependent on my family – on my dad – but the fact of the matter is Ive been emancipated from my father since I was 14 years old. Thats something people dont know or understand. – Devon Aoki

My mom was a dancer, my dads a singer and Ive always had that kind of music in my life. – Elvis Stojko

From about eight years old I was always making things on the sewing machine. Friends would see me making dresses and costumes, and Id use difficult fabrics such as Lycra and elastic. But you know, my dad was creative and my brother is inventive too. – Melissa George

Mum and dad thought I was going to say I was pregnant. I said oh no, no, Ive just been nominated for a Golden Globe. They were like, oh thats lovely, love. – Melissa George

One of the accidental joys of my writing life has been that Ive had some lovely, surprisingly good fortune with readers, and Ive brought readers to my dads work. I cant tell you the joy that gives me. Because my fathers work was masterful. – Andre Dubus III

Im a dad now and whatever Im doing in life I usually put a lot of effort into it – usually too much effort, so it kind of comes off ridiculous at times. – Jeremy Sisto

I know who my dad is, Ive met him a few times, but I dont even call him dad. I know it sounds horrible, but I dont even see him as part of my family, to be honest. If you want the truth, it doesnt bother me because I dont know any different. I just know that me and my mum, that was my family. – Sally Pearson

Its always been a dream of mine to get somewhere and to have my mom and dad with me up there. – Haley Reinhart

I needed to step away from music because the truth was I couldnt be the dad I wanted to be to my kids. My truth was that I could not reconcile the two worlds – the entertainment world and being the dad I wanted to be in the present. You cant substitute time, you just cant. – Corey Hart

Truthfully, Im still Corey Hart, Dad, first. – Corey Hart

I miss my Dad. My Dad loved cheesy monster movies, so wed have Godzilla movie marathons. Those are some of my favorite memories, laughing at how the monster outfits were so bad, like black garbage bags for heads. – Ahmet Zappa

Ive always had an affinity for lawyers. My dad is a lawyer. Hes retired now. My brother is a lawyer. – Scott Bakula

Every dad who loves his daughter is not going to want her to go with the penniless slacker loser poet bum, when she could go out with someone whos successful. – John Leguizamo

My dad died when I was three so my mom had to raise four kids on her own, and I think theres a part of me that pulls upon having watched my mom do that our whole lives. She had to make it work. – Leslie Bibb

My dad recently reminded me that my grandfathers cousin was Lefty Frizzell. – Parker Posey