My dad's a doctor, and when I was 8, I went to one of his medical conferences where they were demonstrating laser surgery on a chicken. I was so mad that a chicken had to die, I never ate meat again. Natalie Portman chickenconferencedad Change image and share on social
My dad was Chinese-American and very conservative when it came to his family's futures. He said if I wanted to have a secure job, I should go into science. So I did what Dad said and went to medical school, but the writing bug never left me. Tess Gerritsen americanbugchinese share on social
I don't know what it's like to have a typical father figure. He's not the dad who's going to take me to the beach and go swimming, but he's such a motivational person. Tiffany Trump beachdadfather Change image and share on social
My parents were farmers' kids from South Dakota. My dad was an engineer. I wanted to be responsible and major in something pragmatic. Ron Carlson daddakotaengineer Change image and share on social
Being an only child, I didn't have any other family but my mom and dad really, since the rest of my family lived quite far away from London. Tom Hardy childdadfamily Change image and share on social
As a father, I do everything my dad didn't do. My son Beau's birth changed my life. David Cassidy beaubirthchange Change image and share on social
I didn't know my dad for a long time. My dad was on drugs and my dad was at the VA Hospital, my dad was off in his own world selling drugs or using them or there would be crack heads in the house or whatever it would be. Shia LaBeouf crackdaddrug share on social
My dad had this rock hard body and would work 12- to 13-hour days. The guys he worked with were scrap-iron guys. Nobody on that road crew had read a book in 10 years, but there was something about the way they lived I really admired. Richard Russo admirebodybook share on social
My dad told me that no one could ever make it as a writer, that my chances were equivalent to winning the lottery - which was good for me, because I like to have something to prove. Poppy Z. Brite chancedadequivalent Change image and share on social
My dad was a really big baseball guy who helped coach me and thought the game should be played the right way. Drew Pomeranz baseballbigcoach Change image and share on social
