Father quotes

“My father was like God. Busy elsewhere.”
Gary Leonard Oldman - Winston Churchill

“- Ma Flodder: Where did you find that? That face I haven't seen for ten years.
- Johnnie: It was under your bed.
- Ma Flodder: Away with that. I don't want to be involved with your father.
- Dochter Kees: Is that my father?
- Ma Flodder: His father, not yours.”

Nelly Frijda - Ma Flodder
Huub Stapel - Johnnie
Tatjana Simic - Dochter Kees

“A man who has children gives hostages to fortune.”
Christopher Plummer - J. Paul Getty

“- Karen Kelly: This is not about you. This is about Peyton, what's best for her. And she needs to be in a stable home with someone who's known her for whole life.
- Joe Kingman: Peyton needs her father. She needs me.”
Paige Turco - Karen Kelly
The Rock - Joe Kingman

“- Shrek: I can't believe I'm going to be a father. How did this happened?
- Puss in Boots: Allow me to explain. When a man falls in love with a woman, he is overcome with powerful urges...”
Mike Myers - Shrek
Antonio Banderas - Puss in Boots

“- Reese Bobby: [walks into the classroom] Excuse me, darling. I'm Reese Bobby. I'm here for career day with my son, Ricky.
- Young Ricky: Dad!
- Reese Bobby: Hey there, boy! Man, you got big. How long's it been? Three, four months?
- Young Ricky: Ten years.
- Reese Bobby: Ten years? Man, I gotta lay off the peyote.”
Gary Cole - Reese Bobby
Luke Bigham - Young Ricky

“- Bridget Jones: What about the first scan? Would that show when conception took place?
- Dr. Rawlings: No. Ring this number and fix a date. And do bring along the father if you can work out which one he is.”
Renee Zellweger - Bridget Jones
Emma Thompson - Dr Rawlings

“I'm sorry to hear of the death of your father. He was, as they say, an honest Injun.”
Martin Garralaga - Pancho

- Goofy: This is yours.
- Max: No, Dad. This is for you. Read the inscription.
- Goofy: "I might not be your little boy anymore, but I'll always be your son."

Bill Farmer - Goofy
Jason Marsden - Max Goof

“- Linus Larrabee: Go ahead, say it.
- Fairchild: You don't deserve her.
- Linus Larrabee: I don't, I know that; but I need her, and I don't need anything.”
Harrison Ford - Linus Larrabee
John Wood - Fairchild

“I will always protect you because you are my son. And a son always protects his father.”
Idris Elba - Commandant

“Dad, you've protected me all your life. Now it's my turn to protect you. There is life with you, not with me. Don't come looking for me. I'm safe. I'm fine.”
Abigail Breslin - Maggie Vogel

“When I was a kid, my dad was on the road a lot. He would give me a box full books, call me every night and quiz me. I'd get an ice cream cone for every book I read, so I was a fat kid.”

Chiwetel Ejiofor - Adrian Helmsley

“We just broke into Tom Brady's house and tried to jerk him off - you're ready to be a parent.”

Mark Wahlberg - John Bennett

“- Barney Rubble: It's like a dream come true. A son. Somebody to carry on the proud name of Rubble. Think I'll be a good daddy, Fred?
- Fred Flintstone: Well, you're bound to find something you're good at.”
Rick Moranis - Barney Rubble
John Goodman - Fred Flintstone

“Come on, I know what Dad says about me behind my back. That I'm the world's biggest loser. And that's coming from a plumber! That's coming from a man who wears a lime green jumpsuit to work everyday!”
Steve Zahn - Fuller

“- Paula Whitney: Dad is so unfair! He doesn't care about me!
- Thalice: Of course he does. He loves you very much. It's just one of his ways of showing it. You know, when you were born he wanted to take front page ad out in the newspaper. I'm not kidding. And he was so mad that the 11th paged all the other birth announcements. Oh, Paula, he was...” (continue)(continue reading)
Aidan Pendleton - Paula Whitney
Chelsea Field - Thalice Whitney

“- Ryan: Tell her you need a friend to talk to. You're depressed. You're doing bad in school. You're dad's on crack.
- Chris: My dad played pro-football.
- Ryan: Perfect!
- Chris: You're getting your ass kicked for this.”
Shane West - Ryan
James Franco - Chris

“- Denise Dahlberg: I've been out riding around with Bruce.
- Jim Dahlberg: All night?
- Denise Dahlberg: Frankly, Daddy, that's none of your business.
- Jim Dahlberg: As long as you live...
- Denise Dahlberg: Oh Daddy, don't start this again, I'm getting married tomorrow.”
Lori Lethin - Denise Dahlberg
John Cullum - Jim Dahlberg

“- Peter Highman: Why are your father’s ashes in a coffee can?
- Ethan Tremblay: Because he’s dead, Peter.”
Robert Downey Jr. - Peter Highman
Zach Galifianakis - Ethan Tremblay

“- Clark Kent at 13: Can't I just keep pretending I'm your son?
- Jonathan Kent: You are my son. But somewhere out there you have another father too, who gave you another name. And he sent you here for a reason, Clark. And even if it takes you the rest of your life you owe it to yourself to find out what that reason is.”
Dylan Sprayberry - Clark Kent at 13
Kevin Costner - Jonathan Kent

“- Gus Portokalos: Why you want to leave me?
- Toula Portokalos: I'm not leaving you! Don't you want me to do something with my life?
- Gus Portokalos: Yes! Get married, make babies! You look so... old!”

Micahel Constantine - Gus Portokalos
Nia Vardalos - Toula Portokalos

“- Runny: Please, don't shoot. I've got kids.
- David Ghantt: Yeah? Do your kids know you're a lying, cheating sack of filth?
- Runny: Well... I just haven't found the right moment to tell 'em.”
Devin Ratray - Runny
Zach Galifianakis - David Ghantt

- Jenny: Okay, okay, we'll pretend to be the other kids now. Hi Dory!
- Charlie: Ahoy there! Do you wanna play Hide and Seek?
- Young Dory: Okay! I love games.
- Charlie: We'll hide and you count and come find us.
- Young Dory: Okay, Daddy.
- Charlie: No, no. Not "Daddy." I'm the nice fish who wants to be your friend, okay?
- Young Dory: Okay,... (continue)(continue reading)
Diane Keaton - Jenny
Eugene Levy - Charlie
Sloane Murray - Dory

“- Jor-El: To see you standing there having grown into an adult... if only Lara could have witnessed this.
- Clark Kent: Who are you?
- Jor-El: I am your father, Kal, or at least a shadow of him. His consciousness. My name is Jor-El.
- Clark Kent: Kal? That's my name?
- Jor-El: Kal-El, it is.”
Russell Crowe - Jor-El
Russell Crowe - Clark Kent