"When Courtney's mother and I first separated I tried to be Disney Dad, showering her with gifts, trips and then I snapped out of it. You don't have to try to impress your kids. If they're not getting what they need from you, they will let you know."

Father, Dad, Mother, Disney, First

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"When Courtney's mother and I first separated I tried to be Disney Dad, showering her with gifts, trips and then I snapped out of it. You don't have to try to impress your kids. If they're not getting what they need from you, they will let you know."

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"It was something she didn't want me to do because she thought the rejection would ruin my self-esteem. My father was, like, 'If she wants to try it, let her try it.'"

Ellen Muth, American Actress

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"It was on my fifth birthday that Papa put his hand on my shoulder and said, 'Remember, my son, if you ever need a helping hand, you'll find one at the end of your arm.'"

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"When my career first began, I didn't have children - so there's a whole lot of difference in the way I choose roles now. Not just films for my children, but how long I'm going to be away, and is Dad going to be home while I'm gone. That sort-of factor plays a part."

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Noah Hathaway, American Actor

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"To he who avenges a father, nothing is impossible."

Pierre Corneille, French Dramatist

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"I may neither choose who I would, nor refuse who I dislike; so is the will of a living daughter curbed by the will of a dead father."

William Shakespeare, English Dramatist

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"I used to annoy my father by telling him how much I felt luck was with me."

Gene Tierney, American Actress

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Kenny Loggins, American Musician

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"You know, my parents have always been incredibly supportive. I'm an only child, so we're very close. There's just the three of us. They're exceptional parents but also great friends. My father was able to take his hobby, photography, and turn it into a beautiful career. So when they saw how much I loved acting, they were 100 percent behind me."

Sophia Bush, American Actress

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"In families there is always the mythology. My father died when my kids were quite young still, and yet they still tell his stories. That is how a person lives on."

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"In our society leaving baby with Daddy is just one step above leaving the kids to be raised by wolves or apes."

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"Watching the scenes out of New Orleans, if you turn down the sound it could be the Sudan or any Third World country. But it's not. it's the United States of America."

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"I love cooking for myself and cooking for my family."

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