The greatest benefit of depression is the fact that when I have talked about it, every so often someone comes up and says, 'You saved my dad's life.' Dick Cavett benefitdaddepression Change image and share on social
When I used to do musical theatre, my dad refused to come backstage. He never wanted to see the props up close or the sets up close. He didn't want to see the magic. Nia Vardalos backstageclosedad Change image and share on social
My dad was a movie star. Having that name was good and bad. People think it's a silver spoon. It's not. Michael Douglas baddadgood Change image and share on social
I'm so lucky that 'The Vampire Diaries' happened. I'm so lucky that Warner Bros. pays me money. You have no idea. I should be on a fishing boat with my dad. Kevin Williamson boatbrodad Change image and share on social
I am political. But not politically active. I'm not my dad. I'll never write polemic, as he did. Kate Thompson activedadpolemic Change image and share on social
Dad had a music store, and he'd often bring home comedy albums that I would listen to. I started listening to Bob Newhart and Bill Cosby, and developing taste. They really influenced my style of comedy. Billy Crystal albumbillbob share on social
I listened to the radio, so I was influenced by everyone from Michael Jackson to Milli Vanilli. But thankfully my dad had a collection of Cat Stevens albums while my mom was listening to jazz. Jason Mraz albumcatcollection Change image and share on social
He described how, as a boy of 14, his dad had been down the mining pit, his uncle had been down the pit, his brother had been down the pit, and of course he would go down the pit. Barbara Castle boybrotherdad Change image and share on social
I wanted to make a film about my dad, a sort of love letter, and explain what I understood of his cinema, which was so utopian. I also wanted to give the sense of his cinema, because they have never been very big box-office, but they were very influential. Isabella Rossellini bigboxcinema share on social
In a school where everyone is famous or rich or whatever, you have a culture, 'What does your dad do?' 'What does your mom do?' Cynthia Nixon culturedadfamous Change image and share on social
