Quotes About Fatherhood

A good father believes that he does wisely to encourage enterprise, productive skill, prudent self-denial, and judicious expenditure on the part of his son.

I just want to do the best possible job with everything that I do. But I'm far more concerned with being a good father as opposed to being a good actor because that's what's really going to matter.

I want to stay healthy, keep fit, eat well, keep a low profile and be a good dad.

I think I'd be a good dad; it would be a pleasure.

I believe that acting is a talent while being a great person encompasses so much more: being a good father, a good husband and the ability to show compassion for others.

I'm much more concerned with being a good dad than a good actor, being there for my children, educating them and hopefully helping them avoid some of the mistakes that I've made.

I was an educated girl. I'd done very well in school. I had a good point average and graduated from USC as an English teacher. My dad didn't even finish high school.

I was probably a terrible husband, but I pride myself on being a good dad.

All I want to do is be a good dad, but I'm pretty bad at it.

My father expected his first child to be a boy, and when it didn't turn out that way he didn't let the fact get in the way of a good story.

I'm just constantly trying to be a good dad.

My dad was a good man but an emotionally absent father, and so I had to look for that male attention somewhere else, and found it in a brother-in-law. He just happened to be an alcoholic.

Good fathers not only tell us how to live, they show us.

What scares me is not living up to be a good enough father to my son and letting down my family - not being there enough and not being able to give enough of yourself.

Being with my kids is really important to me, being a good dad and being around a lot.

I think being a good Christian father, your responsibility varies with the age and the stage that your children are at.

The desire to be a good father is really innate. There aren't a lot of movies that depict that relationship because men, we have to pretend that we're not that emotional about it.

It's a source of great sadness to me that my father died without having seen me do anything worthwhile. He was constantly having to make excuses for me.

But I'm a great father. That's why I got custody.

Being a great father is like shaving. No matter how good you shaved today, you have to do it again tomorrow.

My dad was very much a John Wayne kind of guy, but he was also a great guy, great sense of humor, a real dedicated dad. I don't think he ever missed a hockey game I was in.

All I've ever wanted to do was be a great dad, and yet there's no stopping this existential mirror that's held up to yourself when you're about to have a kid.

People have told me, 'My dad passed on, but I have great memories of watching your shows with him.' It doesn't get any better than that.

A good father does these basic things: provides for his family, protects his family, and gives spiritual and moral guidance.