Jo Koy Quotes

I never wanted my kids to feel I was more interested in anything I was doing than I was in them.

There was nothing more important I could do than be supportive as a dad.

I have been devoted to my son, and there have been lots of jobs in the past that I haven't done because I didn't want to be away from him.

I really enjoy being a dad, and maybe I took it too seriously, but I love being around my kids.

Being with my kids is really important to me, being a good dad and being around a lot.

I want my kids to see me as Dad, for God's sake, not a television personality.

My mom and dad gave their kids the greatest gift of all - the gift of unconditional love. They cared deeply about who we would be, and much less about what we would do.

If I'm working in the city, then as soon as I'm home, I try to lock in on my son for a few hours. Every day. I see how important it is that he's starting to come into my world now. It's just an effort to give him that male mode of being.

I see my boys about 10 days every month. And, yes, they are the most important people in my life.

As a dad, it's kind of exciting to see that your son follows what you believe in so strongly.

I always wanted to be a father. I have a beautiful relationship with my dad and beautiful memories. I always knew I was going to have a family.

I'd like my son to remember me as a good dad.

I hope I can be as good of a father to my son as my dad was to me.

It means everything to be a father. I had a father growing up, so I wanted my kids to have a father as well.

One truth I've learned as a father: Children want presence more than presents. They don't want to read about you; they want you.

I think it's a challenge, and I'm by no means perfect at it, nor is anybody, but I think what I would always tell other dads is to try to be present. Just try to be there.

I do want children. I study dads more. I watch what they go through. I admire my father more than I ever did and my brother and my sister.

Be a father first. Don't put a priority of being a friend with your wife first, or a friend with your kids first.

My kids haven't watched one episode of 'Growing Pains'. I'll tell you why. When our kids were little, we never wanted Mommy or Daddy to be the celebrity mom or dad to our kids.

I'm a fun dad, but I don't know if I'm the fun, crazy dad.

I had a very lovely childhood, and, being an only child, I'm very close to my mom and my dad.

When your child is looking up at you, and you are putting them to bed at night, and they are just lying there, you have to remind yourself that's what it's all about.

My father was my teacher. But most importantly he was a great dad.

When I knew I was pregnant four years ago with a boy, a friend suggested I call him Cary, but I initially resisted. There was only one Cary Grant. But a week before he was due, I started thinking it would be wonderful to pass the name on to him. And anyway, my father wasn't Cary to me. He was Dad.