Quotes tagged ‘father’

“Malcolm: You know what I don't need right now is psychotherapy. My family is about to be murdered. What I need is— Martin: What you need is your father. And it's our family. Our family is about to be slaughtered and just look at you. Helpless. Malcolm: This is your fault. You brought John Watkins in…”

— Chris Fedak, Sam Sklaver, Malcolm Bright, Tom Payne, imdb.com

“My father once told me: protect everything the light touches, if I don't fight for it who will?”

— Jeff Nathanson, Brenda Chapman, Simba (voice), Donald Glover, imdb.com

“I've failed as a husband, and as a father, and that's the worst thing.”

— Jed Mercurio, David Budd, Richard Madden, imdb.com

“Don't say 'knickers' in front of your father. He can't cope.”

— Lisa McGee, Ma Mary Quinn, Tara Lynne O'Neill, imdb.com

“He just wanted me to be free and happy. And isn't that what a father is supposed to want for his children?”

— Seth Meyers, Ra-Tembler, Paul Bright, imdb.com

“My father was really cool. He was a military guy and he was in the police department for a while. He was a no-nonsense guy. He was a no-BS guy. He thought acting in show business was really for weirdos and fairies. When I went to him and I said, 'I want to drop out of school, and move to the States,…”

— Michael J. Fox, amazon.com

“I was doing a show, and my father was so sweet. He was like, 'Oh, baby, I’m going to come see you live.' And he’d show up and I’d be dancing to Judas Priest in a thong on a stage, and he’d have a freaking heart attack. And I’m like, 'But, Daddy, it’s art! It’s performance art! It’s the performance a…”

— Lady GaGa, amazon.com

“He was even dumber than you. He couldn't even write his own name. 'X,' that's what it ought to say on that goddamn headstone, one big lousy 'X'. Just like our dump. Condemned by order of City Hall.”

— Waldo Salt, Enrico Salvatore "Ratso" Rizzo, Dustin Hoffman, imdb.com

“We never went to ballgames. The only sport my dad liked was yelling.”

— Michael Kalesniko, Len Blum, Howard Stern, Howard Stern, imdb.com

“His untimely death birthed me into the realization that life is fragile and every moment is an invitation to be alive. It led to my profound curiosity around what it means to live each day fully, which sent me on a path of asking—and seeking to answer—a central question: How do we express the fullne…”

— Amber Rae, amazon.com

“My father was a brilliant singer, songwriter, musician, and businessman. He wooed my mom with his charisma, making quite the first impression when she tripped into a puddle of mud wearing an all-white ensemble on their first date. Right before she made a splash, he swooped in to catch her. He had he…”

— Amber Rae, amazon.com

“Michael Banks: [from trailer; as he gazes at the snow globe of St. Paul's Cathedral, then bringing out his and Jane's kite] I honestly can't remember why we kept most of this stuff to begin with. Jane Banks: [snatching the kite away] Don't you remember that kite? We used to love flying that with Mot…”

— Bill Walsh, Don DaGradi, Julie Andrews, Michael Banks, Ben Whishaw, imdb.com

“Jane: An outing with father? Mary Poppins: Yes. Michael: I don't believe it! Jane: He's never taken us on an outing before. Michael: He's never taken us anywhere! Jane, Mary Poppins: However did you manage it? Mary Poppins: Manage what? Jane: You must have put the idea in his head somehow. Mary Popp…”

— Bill Walsh, Don DaGradi, Mary Poppins, Julie Andrews, imdb.com

“Obi-Wan: Why do I get the feeling you're going to be the death of me? Anakin: Don't say that, master. You're the closest thing I have to a father.”

— Jonathan Hales, George Lucas, Obi Wan Kenobi, Ewan McGregor, imdb.com

“Luke: Never. I'll never turn to the Dark Side. You've failed, your highness. I am a Jedi, like my father before me. The Emperor: [angry] So be it... Jedi!”

— Lawrence Kasdan, George Lucas, Luke Skywalker, Mark Hamill, imdb.com

“Pinocchio: [looking for Geppetto, who has been swallowed by Monstro the whale] Father! Jiminy Cricket: Father! Huh? He ain't my father. Uh, Mr. Geppetto!”

— Carlo Collodi, Ted Sears, Jiminy Cricket (voice) (uncredited), Cliff Edwards, imdb.com

“Your father was quite lucid.”

— Matthew Weiner, Karl Stevens, David Selby, imdb.com

“The Schrutes have a word for when everything in a man's life comes together perfectly. Perfectenschlag. Right now, I am in it. I finally get a chance to prove myself to corporate. I am assembling a competent team. I am likely a father. I am so deep inside of perfectenschlag right now. And, just to b…”

— Mindy Kaling, Dwight Schrute, Rainn Wilson, imdb.com

“I ain’t gonna lie to you, alright? Look, I just got out of rehab a couple days ago, and I’m trying to get my life together, you know? I’m trying. I have this little girl at home, and I”m trying to do the best I can for her so she has a future. I know I ain’t got the most education in the world. I kn…”

— Remi Aubuchon, Damon Wayans, Carlos Martinez, Vincent Laresca, imdb.com

“When I was laying here, my biggest fear wasn't laying here, it was that I might die without ever having looked into her eyes. I want to meet her.”

— Rodney Barnes, Michael Vukadinovich, Jonah, Julian McMahon, imdb.com