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  • Larry Hagman on dad

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    “I’d like to play Matt Damon’s daddy. He’s a wonderful actor, I really admire him, and I’d like to play his dad one day.” -Larry Hagman

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  • Tori Spelling on dad

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    “It was, you know, probably 80 degrees out in L.A., and my dad took me outside and there was snow. At the time, I thought, ‘Every kid doesn’t have snow in their backyard on Christmas?’” -Tori Spelling

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  • Paul Theroux on dad

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    “When I started writing, I did have some idealised notion of my dad as a writer. But I have less and less of a literary rivalry with him as I’ve gone on. I certainly don’t feel I need his approval, although maybe that’s because I’m confident that I’ve got it.” -Paul Theroux

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  • Dominic Monaghan on dad

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    “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

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  • Ashley Greene on dad

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    “I’m lucky because my dad taught me to be frugal and save. And that’s important because I want to know that I don’t have to take an acting job for two or three years if I don’t want to and that I’ll still be able to make my house and car payments and buy food

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  • Jeb Bush on dad

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    “My guess is my brother would call his mom and his dad pretty regularly, a lot more than I probably did.” -Jeb Bush

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  • J. J. Abrams on dad

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    “I mean, my dad’s a television producer, and I knew I could get a job as an assistant or a reader with one of his friends, but it wasn’t exactly what I wanted to do.” -J. J. Abrams

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  • Courteney Cox on dad

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    “You know, my mother’s beautiful, my dad was a really handsome man, and there was a lot of talk about looks when I was growing up.” -Courteney Cox

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  • Chris Hemsworth on dad

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    “My dad works in child protection and he’s spent many, many years in that line of work.” -Chris Hemsworth

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  • Josh Hartnett on dad

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    “My hat was pulled down and this girl said ‘Are you really him?’ I whispered ‘Yeah, I’m really him.’ She screamed, ‘Mom! Dad! It’s Heath Ledger!” -Josh Hartnett

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  • Jennifer Garner on dad

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    “I am lucky to have had an attentive, curious and loving dad and heart-smart, down-to-earth, gifted mother. They changed the outlooks of their own lives and have never forgotten the people and organizations that helped them dream bigger than their circumstances should have allowed.” -Jennifer Garner

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  • Tony Dungy on dad

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    “It’s just really making sure I am doing the best job I can do as a dad. I do think that is my No. 1 job.” -Tony Dungy

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  • John Boehner on dad

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    “My dad and my uncles owned a bar outside of Cincinnati. I worked there growing up, mopping floors, waiting tables.” -John Boehner

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  • Gary Vaynerchuk on dad

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    “People who build family businesses are not classically trained. They have to deal with an enormous amount of politics. You think corporate politics are tough? Go work for your dad or your mom.” -Gary Vaynerchuk

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  • Gary Numan on dad

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    “I met Gemma, my wife, when she was 12. She had a schoolgirl crush on me and her dad had arranged for her to meet me. Later, she started coming to my concerts, but I only got to know her well after her mother died. I rang to see how she was, and that’s how

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  • Damian Lewis on dad

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    “I’m not an American, but I have this weird connection to America in different ways through my dad living here for five years, my godfather being an American who I’m very close to.” -Damian Lewis

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  • Steven Gerrard on dad

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    “I watched Italia ’90 with my Mum and Dad and my brother, you know, leaping around the house when the penalties were on… It would be great to be part of that, to have that kind of impact.” -Steven Gerrard

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  • Trey Parker on dad

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    “I bought a house for my mom, I bought a house for my dad, I bought a house for my sister.” -Trey Parker

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  • Leona Lewis on dad

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    “I feel like I’ve lived quite a sheltered life, like my mom and dad were quite protective of me.” -Leona Lewis

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  • Nick Clegg on dad

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    “I say this as a young dad seeing children going into primary school: I don’t think we should underestimate the formative effect on a child of those first years in primary school.” -Nick Clegg

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  • Jane Pauley on dad

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    “My father was so good-natured and had such a happy disposition. I’ve always confused him with Jimmy Stewart. So, think Jimmy Stewart. That’s my dad.” -Jane Pauley

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  • Channing Tatum on dad

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    “If my Dad doesn’t like you, you will know. My Mom is just too innocent to ever lie. She doesn’t even cuss.” -Channing Tatum

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  • Beth Ditto on dad

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    “My mother told me Homer Ditto was not my father. Nope. Mom had had a fling with some other guy who was my dad. Some dude who didn’t stick around too long who Mom was happy to get rid of. She chose Homer, and Homer chose me, so he lent me his name even though

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  • Seann William Scott on dad

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    “My role model is my dad.” -Seann William Scott

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  • Dave Eggers on dad

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    “But while mum and dad were incredibly caring, it was also a very chaotic household where everyone fought about everything. So I know what it’s like to internalize all that chaos.” -Dave Eggers

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