Quotes About Independence

I've been acting since I was 10. My dad was an entrepreneur, so I guess something along those lines. I wouldn't want a 9-5 job.

At 18, I guarded the parking lot at the Catholic Church bingos. Now my dad made sure I could take care of myself. I carried a Smith and Wesson 357 Magnum .

I guess if you are making more money than your mom and dad, you can set your own boundaries.

I've always written my own scripts, I really like doing everything from the beginning and taking it all the way through, I've probably learned that from my dad.

My dad knows the business, and he tells me I've got to do what's best for me.

I pulled the oxygen tubes from my nostrils and raised the tube up over my head, handing it to Dad. I wanted it to be just me and just him.

My dad always, he helped me by not helping me. He always said, being a producer, it was all about conviction.

When I was a child, my father taught me to put up my fists like a boy and to be prepared to defend myself at all times.

I went from living in my dad's basement to moving to New York. So I never had that middle ground of easing into adulthood.

When you're nearing 35, going, 'Hey Dad, I can't make these payments,' just isn't cool.

Get a grip, Dad. I'm not going to do anything you wouldn't do at my age.' He stands up and says, 'That's it. You're canceling this date.

You know, you always want to just do your own thing - I mean some people want to be exactly like their parents - Ibut I wanted to do my own thing and I ended up doing a kind of mix of my mom and dad.

So he enjoys a girl who stands up to him," Dad said once we all calmed down. "I like him more already.

I am my father's son. My sticking to my guns and doing it my way, and standing firm - that's definitely from him. And the music side, I was so lucky to have a dad that was as cool as he was.

Barry, you're over thirty years old. You owe it to your mum and dad not to sing in a group called Sonic Death Monkey.

I never take it as any real pressure. It's like my son. I only gave him one lesson. When I went to give him the second one he said, 'Oh, I can do that dad.' I said, 'Now you're on your own.'

...some nights I'd sneak out and listen to the radio in my Dad's old Chevy - children need solitude - they don't teach that in school...

I'm not dating anyone. I don't even know where I am half of the time.

Single by choice, just not my choice.

Let this serve as an axiom to every lover: A woman who refuses lunch refuses everything.

He was the kind of boy any young girl should date while she's still able to recover.

Really, The smart thing to do was to stop dating and get a cat.

I'm not interested in serial dating; I'd honestly rather be single.

Not dating is a choice, not a failure.