Quotes About Fatherhood

I may or may not have disappointed Malaika as a boyfriend and a husband, but not as the father of her child.

I've been in and around football all my life, but I've never been good at it, which I think my dad was very disappointed by.

I was 41 when I became a dad. I try to be as much fun as my father was, but I'm at home more - and less of a disciplinarian.

It is very difficult when you grow up without a father because you don't have a man who can give you direction and discipline.

One of the great many things I love about being a father is sharing my beloved childhood experiences with my kids.

I think a lot of guys want a son because of all of the things they do while growing up. A lot of guys want to share those experiences with their own sons.

At five years old, I became the man of the house. When he left, my dad let me know that. It put a certain drive in me that I can't explain.

My dad never explained anything growing up.

I explained to my kids at an early age: I'm a normal dad with an abnormal job.

Becoming a father is incredible. There is no explanation for the feeling.

While I didn't have a father around, I did have - and what I want my children to both experience - the ability to explore, experiment and enjoy life as a kid.

The bond that a father and daughter share can't be expressed in words.

What my dad did was extraordinary. I appreciate it more every day.

To be fair to my dad, he is one of the brightest men I've ever met.

My father was a very fun dad. He was always coaching our soccer sports teams; he made sure that we had activities to do. He was kind of goofy and fun. But at the same time, he had a lot of lessons to teach us so that we didn't grow up and just not be good people.

Growing up, dad coached my footy and cricket teams, but that's all he could do for me.

Folks who blithely disregard the benefits of football likely haven't played or are being intellectually dishonest. The game, perhaps more than any other, requires absolute dedication and teamwork. Yes, I ultimately quit, and if I ever have a son, he won't play, but I'll always cherish the lessons I learned from football.

One of my little girls is named Reagan. Her first words were, 'Mr. Larry, tear down this crib.' That was her first words, it was very sweet. My first words were, 'Are you going to finish that sandwich?'

Maybe part of being a dad means that the slightest little thing will make me tear up.

'Smurfs' just seemed like a great way to represent a young father to be, guy in a marriage, work in conflict, and I was really interested in the technical CG side of things. I'd never done a movie that I thought would be so physical and yet so precise. So I was intrigued by all of that.

The Rat Pack was the piece that really kicked me out of that little funk that I was in and then Ted called me up and asked me if I wanted to be the dad in Blow.

I'm a father of three teenage daughters.

I have a teenage daughter and a 10-year-old daughter. Things are pink and fluffy at my house, with two little dogs. It's pretty funny to be me now. And I'm in on the joke that is my life.

I have gotten a number of invitations to be on television shows as 'the dad,' but that was Kryptonite to me. I was like, 'This would be the death of me. I'll be a cesspool of niceness.' It doesn't feed me.