My dad is Japanese; he was an art director there. My mom is half-English, half-Argentinian. They met in Japan in the '70s. Her parents were diplomats posted there.
— Sonoya Mizuno
My son spends as much time with his dad as he does with me.
— Solange Knowles
I grew up watching my dad be a singer, so it's something I've always been interested in.
— Sofia Richie
When I give my jewelry as a present, I feel like I'm giving protection to someone I care about... I've given pieces to my mom, my aunts, my friends. I've even made bracelets for my dad and my uncle.
— Sofia Boutella
My dad is a huge rock n' roll lead guitar fan.
— Slash
My mom was a folk singer and Celtic harpist. My dad was in a barbershop quartet and my great grandma was an opera singer. As I grew up, I discovered pop music and Top 40 radio, but it was in the '90s, so music was very different then - it was really lyrical.
— Skylar Grey
I inherited my dad's sense of humor and work ethic.
— Sistine Stallone
I lost my dad when I was younger, and I know what it's like to lose a beloved parent.
— Simone Elkeles
My dad was one of the original members of the Groundlings, and I watched him as an actor have ups and downs, and I watched my mom as a casting director have ups and downs.
— Simon Helberg
My dad is an egomaniac.
— Sia
Some basic things I have picked up from Dad is how to interpret my character correctly, use the camera to my advantage and how not to hurry up with work.
— Shriya Pilgaonkar
I went through a brief phase when I thought of other career options: being an air hostess and even a psychologist. But eventually, my destiny led me to acting. Moreover, my dad being an actor, I have grown up in a very filmi environment. I was encouraged to watch films since I was a child.
— Shraddha Kapoor
My dad never liked labels, and neither do I.
— Shooter Jennings
I came in as a legal immigrant. My dad came first. We had to wait about a year.
— Shiva Ayyadurai
My dad is a motorcycle guy, not some Hollywood dude.
— Shia LaBeouf
My dad played music so I was around it at a really young age.
— Shawna Thompson
My dad, he's the rocker.
— Shaun White
I grew up in a commissioned house in the next suburb over, Mount Abbot. It was a two-bedroom house with me, my brother, and my two sisters. Mum and Dad slept in the lounge, and we didn't have wallpaper.
— Sonny Bill Williams
I'm always in the studio with my dad. I've written a few songs. I'll start off writing rhymes, then freestyles, then I add in beats.
When I was 13, I was saying that I wanted to be signed to a label. I was begging my dad to get me signed with somebody.
I have more of a soccer dad. He was always the one taking us to sports practice.
— Soccer Mommy
My dad is a huge rock and roll lead guitar fan. I didn't even really know that until recently. Everything has to have a guitar solo in it.
My parents met in the theatre, and I thought that was so romantic. My dad was a scenic designer and my mom was a dancer, and that's how they met; they met in the theatre.
— Skye McCole Bartusiak
I have followers because of my dad. I get asked about his movies once a week. They want to know how he stays in shape and if he writes the screenplays.
As an older dad you can certainly get down on the floor. The problem is can you get up again?
— Simon Rattle
My mum is the biggest Joni Mitchell fan, and my dad loves Neil Young.
— Sigrid
I started playing when I was about 13, mainly because Dad had guitars lying around the house. My dad taught me my first three chords, and I taught myself from there.
— Shura
Since I stayed in a colony where either one was an engineer or a scientist, everybody thought I would be a scientist. This was the expectation everybody had apart from my parents. Honestly, I, too, wanted to be a scientist. I think it was the way Dad would explain us scientific theories and concepts that made the subject more intriguing.
— Shreya Ghoshal
The biggest misconception my whole life is that I'm rich, that I had all this money from my dad, which I did not.
I'm in control of my musical career, which means more than awards and record sales. And that freedom is exactly what my dad fought for, too.
I was always embarrassed because my dad wore a suit and my mother wore flat pumps and a cozy jumper while my friends' parents were punks or hippies.
— Shirley Manson
I don't want to be an old dad.
— Shemar Moore
My dad's helped me a lot as a player, encouraged me in all the right ways, kept me focussing on the right lines.
— Shaun Wright-Phillips
My mom was a waitress, and my dad was a plumber who worked for the City of San Clemente fixing mains breaks, so not too glamorous.
I'm black. I'm Latina. My mom is Cuban. Afro-Cuban. My dad is white and Australian.
— Soledad O'Brien
My dad always jokes that we should have a reality TV show because my friends and I pull crazy stunts, like putting Saran Wrap on the toilet.
A lot of young filmmakers bring their movies to my dad because he always gives lots of good editing ideas and notes. He'd be a good film professor.
— Sofia Coppola
I lost my dad in 2009 and on my album 'Feels,' it's about all different feels.
— Snoh Aalegra
I think when I was a kid, and I was in England and it was all about The Stones, The Who, The Kinks and The Beatles and that's what my dad was into.
My mom's been married three times; my dad has been married a lot. I didn't really see my dad that much.
— Skeet Ulrich
I was born with the genetic condition called 'achondroplasia,' which I inherited from my dad: my mam is average height, and my dad is also a little person. I am the oldest of five children, and I am the only one who is a little person.
— Sinead Burke
My father was the most rational and the most dispassionate of men.
— Simon Newcomb
My father was the quintessential husband and dad.
— Sidney Poitier
Mum has discreet spontaneity - she has an ease in front of the camera, which comes naturally - whereas dad is a kind of an acting ninja. He attacks you with his acting, which is overwhelming.
— Shruti Haasan
Well, I am from an army background. My dad is in the Defence forces and I have travelled enough in the north to get my Hindi right.
— Shraddha Srinath
My dream was always to be on the production side of things. Even as a little kid, when my dad would bring me to the studio, I always loved that.
Being with my kids is really important to me, being a good dad and being around a lot.
If a guy wants to take me out, he must seek my dad's permission first. That's just the way it works.
— Shilpa Shetty
I grew up in a predominantly Caucasian neighborhood, but my mom is Filipino-Spanish and my dad is Irish.
— Shay Mitchell
My dad got me a huge board when I was little. He loves to surf. He suited me up and sent me out on this huge wave. I went under, and when I came out and the board hit me in the face. So I said, I never wanted to do this again. I stayed away until I was 13.
