Johnny Depp Quotes

My dad is a very good sounding board. He's very, very smart. Both of my parents are very, very sharp, much smarter than I, I'm happy to acknowledge.

My father is good with advice, as you might guess. But he keeps it short, and the takeaway is usually the same: to help us find our own way and our own gifts.

My dad has always been very helpful with good advice, and he still helps me. I call him after every single game, and he is very critical, if I am honest with you.

I had individuals in my life to help me make the right decisions because it wasn't about them accepting handouts. It was about them making the right decisions for me.

It's hard to always listen to your dad when you get older. You want to move on, but he has the knowledge. I think he did just the right amount of pushing me but also letting me do my thing, and just making sure that I always enjoyed the game, and I'm not feeling pressured.

Fathers always give tips. My dad also gives me, but at the end, he says the decision has to be mine.

If you give young people enough information, they'll figure out what to do with it. They just need a little guidance.

Advice? I don't offer advice. Not my business. Your life is what you make it.

I'm not looking for guidance.

If I'm going for advice for anything in my life, I go straight to my father because he has the answers.

My kids are free to do what ever they want. Because I only advise. I don't make them do anything.

Old foxes want no tutors.

I've always valued the input of the people I love. So in the past, whenever I'd make a decision - what to wear to an event, whether to pursue a job opportunity - I'd consult those closest to me, like my mother, husband, or manager.

My mom told me to do whatever I wanted to do and don't get too anxious about it.

My mother is a great source of advice and wisdom and consolation for me.

My girls have been a great support to me. I come to them when I need to make a decision; they love to watch me work.

Don't take too much advice.

My dad has always been extremely supportive in every decision I've made and much more interested in me picking what I wanted to do.

You wouldn't think it would but my parents were really balanced about that. When it came time for me to be out of the house and out on my own they were very supportive.

A wise parent humors the desire for independent action, so as to become the friend and advisor when his absolute rule shall cease.

What kind of influence did my parents have on my life? Well, they had the most influence. These are the people who are closest to me. My parents are very positive people. They've been supportive. They're always there.

My mother totally protected me as a model. She took me on every look-see, she was there on the set if I wanted her to be.

I didn't have the safety net that a lot of young actresses have. A lot of young girls have their families around to support them and help choose wisely.

My father is conservative but has always supported my decisions. He lets me take my own decisions. His only condition while allowing me to come to Mumbai was that my mother must accompany me.

One man with a head on his shoulders is worth a dozen without.