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"My background is basically scientific math. My Dad was a physicist, so I have it in my blood somewhere. Scientific method is very important to me. I think anything that contradicts it is probably not true."

"My background is basically scientific math. My Dad was a physicist, so I have it in my blood somewhere. Scientific method is very important to me. I think anything that contradicts it is probably not true."

John Astin, American Actor

Father, Dad, Blood

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"But my mother and father were married when my mom was 20 and my dad was 24."

"But my mother and father were married when my mom was 20 and my dad was 24."

Rachael Leigh Cook, American Actress

Father, Dad, Mom, Mother

48

"My dad was the town drunk. Most of the time that's not so bad; but New York City?"

"My dad was the town drunk. Most of the time that's not so bad; but New York City?"

Henny Youngman, American Comedian

Father, Dad, Time

48

"More of him came from my step-dad, who is now passed away. The initial creators of the show kind of based the character on their dads and then I added my dad."

"More of him came from my step-dad, who is now passed away. The initial creators of the show kind of based the character on their dads and then I added my dad."

Kurtwood Smith, American Actor

Father, Dad, Character, Now

48

"Arnold Bennett was a writer I admired. He was actually taking notes at his father's deathbed."

"Arnold Bennett was a writer I admired. He was actually taking notes at his father's deathbed."

Hugh Leonard, Irish Dramatist

48

"Johnny Mercer was my father's best friend and became mine as well. And Harold Arlen, whom I would call Uncle Harry, and Harry Warren: those were ones who I really became close to."

"Johnny Mercer was my father's best friend and became mine as well. And Harold Arlen, whom I would call Uncle Harry, and Harry Warren: those were ones who I really became close to."

Margaret Whiting, American Musician

48

"Condoleezza Rice, the national security adviser, is right there... she's in town because her father was at Johnson Smith College... and she was delivering a speech there."

"Condoleezza Rice, the national security adviser, is right there... she's in town because her father was at Johnson Smith College... and she was delivering a speech there."

Al Michaels, American Entertainer

Father, College, National security, Right

48

"A dramatic thing, the first time you stand up to your dad."

"A dramatic thing, the first time you stand up to your dad."

Lenny Kravitz, American Musician

Father, Dad, Time, First

48

"My dad says he likes to bask in my glow."

"My dad says he likes to bask in my glow."

Robert Pattinson, English Actor

48

"I haven't really decided to be an actor yet! I started doing plays when I was about 15 or 16. I only did it because my dad saw a bunch of pretty girls in a restaurant and he asked them where they came from and they said drama group. He said, 'Son, that is where you need to go.'"

"I haven't really decided to be an actor yet! I started doing plays when I was about 15 or 16. I only did it because my dad saw a bunch of pretty girls in a restaurant and he asked them where they came from and they said drama group. He said, 'Son, that is where you need to go.'"

Robert Pattinson, English Actor

Father, Dad, Drama, Girls

48

"My father was a good preacher and had a little bit of drama."

"My father was a good preacher and had a little bit of drama."

Jayne Meadows, American Actress

48

"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."

"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, Canadian Actress

Father, Dad, Magic, Theatre, Want

48

"I'm not sure what the future holds but I do know that I'm going to be positive and not wake up feeling desperate. As my dad said "Nic, it is what it is, it's not what it should have been, not what it could have been, it is what it is"."

"I'm not sure what the future holds but I do know that I'm going to be positive and not wake up feeling desperate. As my dad said "Nic, it is what it is, it's not what it should have been, not what it could have been, it is what it is"."

Nicole Kidman, Australian Actress

Father, Dad, Positive, Feeling, Future

48

"Conversion is a very, very important part of what you are doing. We will have a responsibility to report to Heavenly Father regarding those we bring into the Church."

"Conversion is a very, very important part of what you are doing. We will have a responsibility to report to Heavenly Father regarding those we bring into the Church."

Richard G. Scott, American Clergyman

Father, Church, Responsibility, Will

48

"I spent a lot of time on farms when I was young. My uncle and my dad owned a big farm."

"I spent a lot of time on farms when I was young. My uncle and my dad owned a big farm."

Emeril Lagasse, American Celebrity

Father, Dad, Time

48

"I could never have a better teacher in those days than my father."

"I could never have a better teacher in those days than my father."

Tony Visconti, American Musician

48

"Oh, Mrs. Churchill, do come over, someone has killed father."

"Oh, Mrs. Churchill, do come over, someone has killed father."

Lizzie Andrew Borden, American Celebrity

48

"Dad really had little to do with the songs, except to perform them."

"Dad really had little to do with the songs, except to perform them."

Nancy Sinatra, American Musician

Father, Dad, Songs

48

"I'm more comfortable with whatever's wrong with me than my father was whenever he felt he failed or didn't measure up to the standard he set."

"I'm more comfortable with whatever's wrong with me than my father was whenever he felt he failed or didn't measure up to the standard he set."

John Malkovich, American Actor

Father, Measure, Wrong

48

"I was raised Catholic, but my father's people were Methodist, so we went to both churches."

"I was raised Catholic, but my father's people were Methodist, so we went to both churches."

Aaron Neville, American Musician

Father, People, Churches

48

"I had just lost my dad and I remembered all the songs we used to go and hear at concerts, and the records around the house and sometimes we'd play together."

"I had just lost my dad and I remembered all the songs we used to go and hear at concerts, and the records around the house and sometimes we'd play together."

Vince Gill, American Musician

Father, Dad, Play, Songs

48

"Afflictions are but as a dark entry into our Father's house."

"Afflictions are but as a dark entry into our Father's house."

Thomas Brooks, American Football Coach

48

"My father instilled in me the attitude of prevailing. If there's a challenge, go for it. If there's a wall to break down, break it down."

"My father instilled in me the attitude of prevailing. If there's a challenge, go for it. If there's a wall to break down, break it down."

Donny Osmond, American Musician

Father, Attitude, Challenge

48

"He was definitely a father figure for all of us. Once you were a Giant, you were always a Giant."

"He was definitely a father figure for all of us. Once you were a Giant, you were always a Giant."

George Martin, English Producer

47

"And my dad, you're a great actor but you're a better father."

"And my dad, you're a great actor but you're a better father."

Angelina Jolie, American Actress

Father, Dad, Actor

47

"There was a bit of a comparison that Bret was making between Vince McMahon and my dad. He looked up to Vince as a dad and stuff, and it was a shame to see the whole thing end the way it did."

"There was a bit of a comparison that Bret was making between Vince McMahon and my dad. He looked up to Vince as a dad and stuff, and it was a shame to see the whole thing end the way it did."

Owen Hart, Canadian Entertainer

Father, Dad, End, Shame

47

"My mom and dad just loved the fact that I fooled around. They just embraced it. They'd always kind of enjoy it, and they liked it when I made them laugh."

"My mom and dad just loved the fact that I fooled around. They just embraced it. They'd always kind of enjoy it, and they liked it when I made them laugh."

Dominic Monaghan, Irish Actor

Father, Dad, Mom, Fact

47

"In the early years, I found a voice that was my voice and also partly my father's voice. But isn't that what you always do? Why do kids at 5 years old go into the closet and put their daddy's shoes on? Hey, my kids do it."

"In the early years, I found a voice that was my voice and also partly my father's voice. But isn't that what you always do? Why do kids at 5 years old go into the closet and put their daddy's shoes on? Hey, my kids do it."

Bruce Springsteen, American Musician

Father, Kids, Old, Voice

47

"My father, Fred Carter, Jr., is definitely an extraordinaire."

"My father, Fred Carter, Jr., is definitely an extraordinaire."

Deana Carter, American Musician

47

"My father is an actor, so he brought me into his agency when I was young. It wasn't something I wanted to do until high school, when I started taking theater and really liked it. Then an agent found me and wanted me to come out to Los Angeles and give it a shot. I gave myself six months, but it only took me like a week to get a job."

"My father is an actor, so he brought me into his agency when I was young. It wasn't something I wanted to do until high school, when I started taking theater and really liked it. Then an agent found me and wanted me to come out to Los Angeles and give it a shot. I gave myself six months, but it only took me like a week to get a job."

Jensen Ackles, American Actor

Father, Job, Months

47

"I guess the two things I was most interested in were telescopes and steam engines. My father was an engineer on a threshing rig steam engine and I loved the machinery."

"I guess the two things I was most interested in were telescopes and steam engines. My father was an engineer on a threshing rig steam engine and I loved the machinery."

Clyde Tombaugh, American Scientist

47

"And I love Mel Brooks. My Dad loved his movies, too, they're awesome, the kind of thing that if you're in for ten minutes, you're in for two hours."

"And I love Mel Brooks. My Dad loved his movies, too, they're awesome, the kind of thing that if you're in for ten minutes, you're in for two hours."

Mike Myers, Canadian Comedian

Father, Dad, Love, Movies, Brooks

47

"I recruited my dad to be my bass player and fired him on several occasions. He stayed on as a bus driver."

"I recruited my dad to be my bass player and fired him on several occasions. He stayed on as a bus driver."

Chely Wright, American Musician

47

"My father was an agnostic."

"My father was an agnostic."

Jerry Falwell, American Clergyman

47

"But I have to be careful not to let the world dazzle me so much that I forget that I'm a husband and a father."

"But I have to be careful not to let the world dazzle me so much that I forget that I'm a husband and a father."

Herbie Hancock, American Musician

Father, HusbForget, World

47

"Dad and mom would have preferred that I be a doctor, a lawyer, a scientist, or a great humanitarian."

"Dad and mom would have preferred that I be a doctor, a lawyer, a scientist, or a great humanitarian."

Levon Helm, American Musician

Father, Dad, Mom

47

"When I auditioned for my high school band the band director was excited because my father was known to be a great musician. When he heard me, he said 'Are you sure you're Ellis's son?'"

"When I auditioned for my high school band the band director was excited because my father was known to be a great musician. When he heard me, he said 'Are you sure you're Ellis's son?'"

Wynton Marsalis, American Musician

Father, Son, School

47

"That's what my Dad always told me, on the ballot, they should always have a third choice, like none of the above, then if enough people picked that, they'd have to get new candidates."

"That's what my Dad always told me, on the ballot, they should always have a third choice, like none of the above, then if enough people picked that, they'd have to get new candidates."

Meg White, American Musician

Father, Dad, People, Choice

47

"Parents don't understand kids and kids don't understand parents. My parents were divorced when I was really young and I went to live with my dad."

"Parents don't understand kids and kids don't understand parents. My parents were divorced when I was really young and I went to live with my dad."

Mark Hoppus, American Musician

Father, Dad, Kids, Parents

47

"When dad told me Mr Steptoe had passed away, I broke down."

"When dad told me Mr Steptoe had passed away, I broke down."

Louise Brown, English Celebrity

47

"My father and uncles and all their friends turned their lungs black trying to satisfy my collector's zeal."

"My father and uncles and all their friends turned their lungs black trying to satisfy my collector's zeal."

Edward G. Robinson, Romanian Actor

Father, Friends, Trying, Zeal

47

"We had our first earthquake over here recently. That was a bizarre feeling. I just became disoriented and I remember my dad freaking out. Nothing broke or anything."

"We had our first earthquake over here recently. That was a bizarre feeling. I just became disoriented and I remember my dad freaking out. Nothing broke or anything."

Ashley Scott, American Actress

Father, Dad, Bizarre, Feeling, First

46

"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."

"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

Father, Acting, Career, Friends

46

"We did an episode on Good Times which came out of a newspaper article about the incidence of hypertension in black males being higher than whites, and increasing. So we did a show in which James, the father on Good Times, had hypertension."

"We did an episode on Good Times which came out of a newspaper article about the incidence of hypertension in black males being higher than whites, and increasing. So we did a show in which James, the father on Good Times, had hypertension."

Norman Lear, American Producer

46

"The most important influence in my childhood was my father."

"The most important influence in my childhood was my father."

DeForest Kelley, American Actor

Father, Childhood, Influence

46

"My father was often angry when I was most like him."

"My father was often angry when I was most like him."

Lillian Hellman, American Dramatist

46

"My grandfather, on my father's side, helped to draft one of the first constitutions of China. He was a fairly well-known scholar."

"My grandfather, on my father's side, helped to draft one of the first constitutions of China. He was a fairly well-known scholar."

Maya Lin, American Architect

Father, Draft, First

46

"My dad was dean of fine arts at the university. I was casting bronzes in the school foundry. I was using the university as a playground."

"My dad was dean of fine arts at the university. I was casting bronzes in the school foundry. I was using the university as a playground."

Maya Lin, American Architect

Father, Dad, School, University

46

"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."

"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."

Jessica Lange, American Actress

Father, Kids, Mythology

46

"And, you know, my dad would show me some things sometimes, but the best things that I got to do were to actually see really good players play up close. That gives you an idea of fingering and technique and what not."

"And, you know, my dad would show me some things sometimes, but the best things that I got to do were to actually see really good players play up close. That gives you an idea of fingering and technique and what not."

Dweezil Zappa, American Musician

Father, Dad, Idea, Play

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