Quote by Norman Lear
But you know, my dad called me the laziest white kid he ever met.

But you know, my dad called me the laziest white kid he ever met. When I screamed back at him that he was putting down a race of people to call me lazy, his answer was thats not what he was doing, and that I was also the dumbest white kid he ever met. – Norman Lear

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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

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One afternoon when I was 9, my dad told me Id be skipping school the next day. Then we drove 12 hours from Melbourne to Sydney for the Centenary Test, a once-in-a-lifetime commemorative cricket match. It was great fun – especially for a kid who was a massive sports fan. – Hugh Jackman

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I wanted to perform well for my mom and dad, because in high school, I didnt have a job. My brothers, they worked at Pizza Hut or places like that, but sports, that was my way of giving back. – Junior Seau

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Theres sometimes a weird benefit to having an alcoholic, violent father. He really motivated me in that I never wanted to be anything like him. – Dean Koontz

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