"My mother and dad were big animal lovers, too. I just don't know how I would have lived without animals around me. I'm fascinated by them - both domestic pets and the wild community. They just are the most interesting things in the world to me, and it's made such a difference in my lifetime." - Betty WhiteTweet
"The worst advice I ever received from my dad was to play by the book." - Dimebag DarrellTweet
"There's a lot of research behind the scenes that you don't get to see, but I have an instinct that my dad nurtured from when I was born. I was very lucky then." - Steve IrwinTweet
"You see another side of Draco when he's with his dad. When Draco is with his dad, he doesn't say anything. He keeps his mouth shut. He's sort of bullied by his dad, so he acts very different." - Tom FeltonTweet
"I shouldn't have got married. My dad told me. I was 35 and I got married. He said, 'You're too young to be married'. 'What? I'm 35'. Said, 'You're far too young. You haven't lived yet'. He was right, bless him, thanks, Dad." - Rod StewartTweet
"I remember once giving my dad some drawings and writings and said, 'If you could just give these to the publisher, that would be great.' And I was about five!" - Sally HawkinsTweet
"I remember once, we got an interview, and he said, 'Dad, these people are writing about me like I'm an adult. Don't they know I'm a kid?' I have never tried to encourage him to get a music image like other musicians have." - Ornette ColemanTweet
"My dad loved black singers. So listening to New Orleans music, eventually I wanted to play an instrument." - Bill KreutzmannTweet
"I used to have a silk dressing gown an uncle bought in Japan and when I came downstairs in it, my dad used to call me Davinia. There was never embarrassment about that kind of thing. My sister used to dress me up a lot. She thought I was a little doll." - David WalliamsTweet
"There is too much fathering going on just now and there is no doubt about it fathers are depressing." - Gertrude SteinTweet