In the 1950s in the United States, few music lovers were listening to chamber music. Daddy played Bach and Haydn on our phonograph for me. Not only did I become familiar with the form; he discussed the concerti. My own head start. My own Head Start.
There’s people who I admire like… Dr. Dre, Puff Daddy, Master P, people who built their stuff and are still going.
Without a doubt, my daughter loves daddy more, because he pampers her way too much.
Mommy and Daddy both had jobs when I was a kid, so, like a lot of people my age, TV became Mommy and books became Daddy.
Kids would never care about going to school unless your mama and daddy instilled into your head and explained to you that you need this thing to live.
Being the youngest, I was a bit of a daddy’s girl and sought attention from an early age by singing. I don’t know where I got my voice, but ours was always a musical house.
But my family’s really close and I was interested in what Mommy and Daddy did for a living. So when Mommy and Daddy had a script that wasn’t totally age inappropriate, they would let me read it. And we would talk about it.
‘Oh, Daddy,’ was a remake of the Ritchie Valens’ song ‘Oh Donna,’ and I really like that one because it’s a story of a pregnant woman who was dumped by her baby daddy, but she was always waiting for him. It’s a sweet-and-sour situation.
You’ve got to stand up and do your own battles. My daddy taught me that a long time ago, that you fight your own battles. The only way to shut everybody up is to win.
I know that Daddy had an important job. He was working to change the world so everyone would love wildlife like he did. He built a hospital to help animals, and he bought lots of land to give animals a safe place to live.
Daddy was never ruthless but he was tough.
There was a point when I told my daddy I didn’t want to go hunting anymore.
Not only am I trying to be a daddy, but also a friend, not be the old fogey that’s slowing everybody else down… not for a while, at least.
I met Frank Farian and he asked if I would work with him on this project. And four to five months later, we had our first hit, ‘Daddy Cool.’
Once I got married and had kids, I moved away from romantic roles, because it seemed wrong to have my three-year-old wondering why Daddy was kissing someone else.
When we were in D.C. my daddy used to cut his hair with a bowl. Crucial. If you’re African, Haitan, Jamaican or even more poor than the people in the project, you’ll know about that.
I’ve come around to thinking that having Donald Trump in the White House would be wonderful. Even if he isn’t able to achieve very much. Now, daddy’s gonna build the wall, daddy’s gonna fix trade. That’s going to happen.
I feel like I got fans that love me for more than just the rap. They love me as a person, they love me as a daddy, they love me as a character. They love Boosie as a whole.
During my last days at Florida State, 65 to 70 percent of my boys did not have a daddy at home. They’re raised by mommas. Thank God for them mommas, or grandmommas. Or big sister or aunt.
I’ve known Trick Daddy for a while. We went to junior high school together, and we’ve always kept in touch. Trick was like the crazy dude. He was everybody’s friend. We hung out and partied.
Don’t get me wrong. There’s always situations where when it gets bigger than me, it’s time to go talk to mama and daddy and God.
I do love my work, but Daddy likes a little break, too.
Brad and I have never wanted our kids to be actors, but we also want them to be around film and be a part of Mommy and Daddy’s life and for it not to be kept from them, either. We just want them to have a good, healthy relationship with it.
The only music we ever listened to out in the piney woods was Roy Acuff and the Grand Ole Opry. That was the only night of the week I was allowed to lay in the middle of the bed with Mama and Daddy, just long enough to hear Roy Acuff sing; then I had to go back to bed.
As the oldest I was a daddy’s girl and loved him with all my heart. My daddy had holes in his shoes so that he could pay for my photography classes, you know what I mean.
I am not a serious daddy. I am a very cool daddy.
When I go out, a lot of people and their tiny tots call me Tiger Shroff’s daddy.
It took Simone a long time to understand why people want Daddy’s autograph. I’d tell her, and my wife would tell her, too, ‘People see Daddy in the movies, and they are excited to meet him.’ But she couldn’t really grasp it.
Being a student of hip-hop in general, you take technical aspects from places. You may take a rhyme pattern or flow from Big Daddy Kane or Kool G Rap.
My wife and I are constantly bombarded with questions from our children, from the mundane and repetitive to the surprisingly insightful. It’s amazing how many times three children can say ‘Daddy’ in just one hour, much less one day.
The last 16 years of my daddy’s life, he got to work for me, and that made him his own boss and he like that.
My daddy had a pocket watch that he wore at all times in court. I gave Greg the watch and showed him how Daddy used to use it.
I sounded like a fantasist at school when you’d go round the class, and they’d say, ‘What do Mummy and Daddy do?’ I was like, ‘Mummy’s an actress, and Daddy’s a musician, and he plays his guitar with Bonnie Tyler.’ And the teachers used to, like, roll their eyes, like, ‘She’s mental!’
‘Daddy’ is an amazing Bollywood debut for me. I don’t play a typical Bollywood heroine. It’s a performance-oriented role.
I was a good daddy.
I used to not be confident. My father certainly didn’t add to my confidence. When I was 17 or 18, I was voted the most beautiful girl in England by the association of press photographers. When they called Daddy for a comment, he said, ‘I’m amazed. She’s a nice looking girl, but nothing special.’
I bought my dad a bustdown Rolex for Christmas, and I had got my mama kitchen remodeled. My daddy cried, my mama cried, I cried.
I do find, coming form the stage and all that, I’ve always been conscious of my posture and my body, but also the style aspect, I do find myself throwing on a blazer and a nice pair of loafers more often. Daddy always likes a new pair of Guccis.
It’s a humbling thing, having kids. One of my sons came to rehearsals, and now he says Daddy’s job is ‘go play loud music.’
We had an argument, and he told me to be home at midnight, and I said no. And so when I did come home, the door was locked. And I had gotten a set of luggage for graduation that day, and it was on the front porch, packed. He thought that he was going to prove a point and I was going to say, ‘Oh, I’m sorry, Daddy, I’m sorry’.
There are all of these people that say, my mommy doesn’t love me enough, my daddy doesn’t hug me enough. There are some people that would want to coddle them somewhere. I want them to shut up and stop whining.
My earliest memories are the best. I always try to remember the good times when Daddy was alive.
I had a really nice childhood; I had great parents. I earned my allowance by washing dishes, and in the summer I earned my allowance by working in daddy’s garden.
I was on the board at my children’s school in Phoenix: I was Mr. Daddy Daycare.
I’m a fun daddy, but I discipline them too.
Now if you call ‘Ain’t No Half-Steppin’ ‘ or ‘Raw’ an old-school song, I agree with you. But if you call Big Daddy Kane an old-school artist, I disagree with you.
I’m your full blown charismatic evangelical freak daddy.
I had said bye-bye to acting, in a way, but once an actor, always an actor. Life has got other plans for me. Like, I did not want to be an actor – I wanted to be an architect or astronaut – and ‘Daddy’ happened, and the rest is history.
I do value the respect I get from my contemporaries, but to have Oasis cover my song, to have Puff Daddy cover a song, to have Goldie come along to my gigs – that’s where my ego is at. To have my fellow musicians like what I do, that’s very cool.
I kept my babies fed. I could have dumped them, but I didn’t. I decided that whatever trip I was on, they were going with me. You’re looking at a real daddy.
When I started Go Daddy, I tried many things – like building networks and selling education – and none of it panned out. I lost millions of dollars the first couple of years. I made a lot of wrong turns, but that’s the process of being successful in business.
I’ve brought my daughters all over the world-they travel with me. I drag them out of school just to keep the relationship. When I’m home I’m a big-time daddy.
They’d rather see Scooby Doo or Spongebob than Daddy talking about the latest Wall Street Journal editorial. You do what you have to do to get your kids ready for school.
I use all my skills that I can muster up, but the fun thing is that I find some untapped skills every once in a while. I get that from my daddy.
One minute you’re invited to Puff Daddy’s party, the next you’re at a bash with Donald Trump, Kevin Costner and all these movie stars. Sometimes you had to pinch yourself and ask, what’s a girl from the Peak District doing here?’
My daddy used to say that I was too big to ride and too little to hitch a wagon – no good for a damn thing.
Most definitely a daddy’s girl… but I am close to both my parents. Amma is my biggest fan; Achan is my biggest critic, so it is difficult to please my father. I am always trying to make him proud.
