I really got to see my dad enjoy every day that he was working. Everybody should be able to have this much fun when they go to work. Tyler Ritter daddayenjoy Change image and share on social
I could drive from the age of nine. My dad had his car pitch at home, and we used to drive the cars around the land, take them up to the tap, wash them, and reverse them back. Tyson Fury agebackcar Change image and share on social
Dad was joyful until the day he died, and I think that joy was deeply rooted in his love affair with God. Mark Shriver affairdadday Change image and share on social
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 absolutelyasiandad share on social
I was talking to my dad, who's a neurosurgeon. He had this academic paper he wanted to publish. Journals take about 18 months to publish a paper, and he just wanted to get things up there. Trip Adler academicdadjournal Change image and share on social
My dad read, I think, the Perry Mason mysteries and Zane Grey and some humor compendiums... And then at one point, the bookmobile started coming to town. That was really cool. I mean, that was when I read my first Raymond Carver story. I think that was probably 1969 or so. I must have been 13. Tom Drury bookmobilecarvercome share on social
My dad is from Japanese descent, my mom is from Swedish descent and, through marriages and divorces, a pretty multicultural family - a lot of Spanish speakers in the family. Cary Fukunaga daddescentdivorce Change image and share on social
My mum and dad had creative jobs, but our family was a working family - so there wasn't an option of, 'Oh, when you're older, you're not going to have to work.' Stella McCartney creativedadfamily Change image and share on social
I try to be a hard boiled sometimes. My kids see right through it. I'm acting. It's always, 'When I say you'll be back at 11, that means 11, not 11.15. Do you hear me!?' Then, 'Yeah, Dad.' Liam Neeson actbackboil Change image and share on social
I thought people would think I only wanted to be an actor because my dad was, rather than because I had an innate calling. Nina Conti actorcalldad Change image and share on social