My dad was a dentist; my mom managed his office.
— Aileen Lee
At six years old, I told my dad that I would be world champion, and on Nov. 26, 2011, I am.
— Adrien Broner
Adrian Leon LeBlanc, my dad and my namesake, his keen joy in observing people and the world is the reason I became a journalist.
— Adrian Nicole LeBlanc
Mum snuck me into speech and drama classes and into the National Youth Theatre and said I was going on a summer camp if Dad asked.
— Adeel Akhtar
I never had a speech from my father 'this is what you must do or shouldn't do' but I just learned to be led by example. My father wasn't perfect.
— Adam Sandler
My dad is a Deadhead, my mom's a Jewish-American princess from Jersey.
— Adam Lambert
I dug up my dad's old Fred Astaire tapes, and now I find him super-inspiring. He's, like, one of the best dancers.
— Adam G. Sevani
Jeff Garlin is essentially my dad.
— Adam F. Goldberg
My dad felt old school.
I'm an actor, paid to act. I don't bring personal problems to the sets. Dad taught me that.
— Abhishek Bachchan
My dad originally wanted to be a foreign correspondent before he got into politics. We have very similar personalities, so I think I get a lot of that interest from him.
— Abby Huntsman
I'm one of five kids and we lived on a massive farm in New South Wales with my mum and dad.
— Abbie Cornish
I was around computers from birth; we had one of the first Macs, which came out shortly before I was born, and my dad ran a company that wrote computer operating systems. I don't think I have any particular technical skills; I just got a really large head start.
— Aaron Swartz
My dad and my mom were big Nat King Cole fans, so they had everything he did.
— Aaron Neville
I always tell my dad he was training me to be a pro before he even knew it.
— Aaron Donald
I miss my Dad. My Dad loved cheesy monster movies, so we'd have Godzilla movie marathons. Those are some of my favorite memories, laughing at how the monster outfits were so bad, like black garbage bags for heads.
— Ahmet Zappa
My dad told me, 'It takes fifteen years to be an overnight success', and it took me seventeen and a half years.
— Adrien Brody
I feel like I grew up in the investment business. My dad was at T. Rowe Price his whole career. We lived in Baltimore and had a small social circle, so most of my dad's friends also worked for T. Rowe.
— Adena Friedman
I was born with a shotgun in my hand, chasing pheasant through the cornfields. My dad probably started taking me out when I was 4, 5 or 6 years old.
— Adam Vinatieri
I got into circuses and put on circuses in the backyard. My dad had horses and he'd bring them and we'd do horse tricks. I was 6 or 7 years old putting on circuses for the family or whoever in the backyard.
— Adam Page
I love all kinds of music. My dad's from London, so he loves David Bowie, the Stones, The Clash. I grew up with that influence while loving poetry and loving all kinds of current music.
— Adam Hicks
My dad was a big car guy. If you wanted to spend time with my dad, he was working on the car.
— Adam Ferrara
My dad would always get into fights over parking spaces. He would do this all the time.
Growing up, dad coached my footy and cricket teams, but that's all he could do for me.
— Adam Elliott
I don't know if I found soccer or if soccer found me. Especially because when I was younger, I was doing it, in a lot of ways, because I wanted the attention of my mom and dad.
— Abby Wambach
Luckily, my dad doesn't sing.
I really, really like interior design. I grew up in a really old house outside of Philly that was built in 1821. My mom is really into antiques, and my dad is very mid-century. They're not together anymore, so in the middle of growing up, I, all of the sudden, had two houses that were very different but really well done in each of their own ways.
— Abbi Jacobson
I went to many games with my dad, Kevin, and looked up to the players. It's surreal that now young fans are looking up to me.
— Aaron Ramsey
My dad was my role model; he always did the right thing.
— Aaron Judge
At my house, it's an, 'If dad says it, you can say it' kind of deal, so a lot of my slang words come off very childish at this point in my career.
— A.J. Styles
My dad was the first man I ever loved.
— Adrienne C. Moore
My dad taught me that language was a powerful tool.
There is nothing that would upset me more than my dad being bribed by the press. It's like, 'Just let them run it, then. Don't you give them ammunition.'
— Adele
Feels good to try, but playing a father, I'm getting a little older. I see now that I'm taking it more serious and I do want that lifestyle.
I went to the Hall of Fame with my dad. I can't say I really remember too much about it.
— Adam Oates
I started guitar when I was like thirteen. I had a friend whose dad had an electric guitar. In sixth grade or seventh grade I went over and played it and immediately I was super excited by the whole thing.
— Adam Granduciel
As a family, we all loved the Flyers. To me, rooting for the Flyers were how I bonded with my dad especially.
Watching Eagles games with my dad, whether at the vet or in our house, was a big part of my childhood.
I always wanted to be a stand-up comedian, even as a kid. Me and my dad would watch 'Evening at the Improv' on A&E.
— Adam DeVine
I always thought I would die of cancer because my mom and my dad both died of cancer. My dad died of osteocancer, and my mom died of colon cancer.
— Abby Lee Miller
My dad was so much fun growing up.
— Abby Elliott
I get on fine with my mum and dad, but if they want to see the grandchildren, they come to me.
— Aaron Taylor-Johnson
My dad didn't want me to listen to Zeppelin, I think because it reminded him of his wilder days, and now he's a retired Southern Baptist minister.
— Aaron Paul
My dad played junior college basketball, and he always showed me clips of Michael Jordan.
