Father quotes

“Lisa-You promised to take us to the lake.
Homer-I promise you kids lots of things. That's what make me such a good father.
Lisa-Actually, keeping promises would make you a good father.
Homer-No that would make me a great father.”
Yeardley Smith - Lisa Simpson
Dan Castellaneta - Homer Simpson

“My job is to be a good husband so that I can be a good father.”
Penn Badgley - Joe Goldberg

“I like to remember what my father taught me. That at one point or another, we were all new to this world.”
Evan Rachel Wood - Dolores Abernathy

“I always felt bad for people with emotionally distant fathers; it turns out I’m one of them. It’s a miracle I didn’t end up a stripper.”
Ty Burrell - Phil Dunphy

I came out of the closet in my mid-twenties. I had to actually come out to my dad three times before he finally acknowledged it. I’m not sure if maybe he was hoping he heard it wrong like I had said, “Dad, I’m gray”.
Jesse Tyler Ferguson - Mitchell Pritchett

“What’s my coaching philosophy? Give a kid a bird and he becomes one of those weird dudes that walks around with a bird on his shoulder. But give him a pair of wings? He can fly…”
Ty Burrell - Phil Dunphy

“Manny thinks his dad is like Superman. The truth? He’s a total flake. In fact, the only way he’s like Superman… is that they both landed in this country illegally.”
Ed O'Neill - Jay Pritchett

“When a father gives to his son, both laugh; when his son gives to his father, both cry.”

Joe Mantegna - David Rossi

“What was silent in the father speaks in the son, and often I found in the son the unveiled secret of the father.”

Matthew Gray Gubler - Dr. Spencer Reid

“To a father, nothing is dearer than a daughter.”

Joe Mantegna - David Rossi

“Dan-Don't you know anything about your father?
Violet-Yeah.
Dan-What?
Violet-I do. I know what mom says.
Dan-What does mom say?
Violet-She says you're a pathetic loser.
Dan-She says that affectionately.”
Mark Ruffalo - Dan
Hailee Steinfeld - Violet

“Molly Bloom-You know how many girls at the Olympics have demanding fathers?
Charlie Jaffey-All of them?
Molly Bloom-Exactly.”
Jessica Chastain - Molly Bloom
Idris Elba - Charlie Jaffey

“I'm your father. Trying to comprehend how much I love you would be like trying to visualize the size of the universe.”

Kevin Costner - Larry Bloom

“Parvana-What about your father? Doesn't he depend on you?
Shauzia-I'm a good son, but he is not a good father.”
Saara Chaudry - Parvana
Soma Chhaya - Shauzia

“Anne-Laura has come round to help you.
Anthony-I don’t need her or anyone else. I can manage very well on my own. I don’t need any help.”
Olivia Colman - Anne
Philip Anthony Hopkins - Anthony

“You have too much of your father's heart in you, young Solo.”
Andy Serkis - Snoke

“You must heed my words before I’m gone, my son. Now, you will be king. But the throne must pass to a male heir. Akeem, it appears you have a son! He must be found.”
James Earl Jones - Jaffe Joffer

“If you don’t mind, for the sake of your poor old dad, keep the door open three inches.”
David Harbour - Jim Hopper

“I can’t believe my Dad saw us having sex! He didn’t make it to one of my piano recitals, but this he sees!”
Courteney Cox - Monica Geller

“- Charlie Sisters: You do realize that our father was stark raving mad and we got his foul blood in our veins? That was his gift to us. That blood is why we're good at what we do.
- Eli Sisters: Our father drank, Charlie.
- Charlie Sisters: Touché.”
Joaquin Phoenix - Charlie Sisters
John C. Reilly - Eli Sisters

“- David Sheff: Do you know how much I love you? I love you more than everything.
- Nic Sheff (5 Years Old): Everything?
- David Sheff: Everything... everything...”
Steve Carrell - David Sheff
Kue Lawrence - Nic Sheff (5 Years Old)

“Listen to me, beta. I'm not your typical Pakistani father who says you must be a doctor. I'm saying... lawyer, accountant, estate agent. I'm giving you freedom, see?”
Kulvinder Ghir - Malik (Father)

“- Marianne Borg: You're a coward.
- Dr. Evald Borg: Yes. This life sickens me. I will not be forced to take on a responsibility that will make me live for one day longer than I want to. And you know that I mean what I say.”

Ingrid Thulin - Marianne Borg
Gunnar Björnstrand - Dr. Evald Borg

“- Bob Parr: I used to know what's right, but I'm not sure anymore. I just... wanna be a good dad.
- Violet Parr: You're not good... you're super.”
Craig T. Nelson - Bob Parr
Sarah Vowell - Violet Parr

“If you want to give me a present, give me a good life. That's something I can value.”

Raymond Massey - Adam Trask