famous parent Quotes

My dad became a soap opera actor, and I was an extra in a skating rink scene on the soap. I didn't audition. It was nepotism all the way.

My life was always different growing up. I mean, even before the show, my dad was who he is. He's an Olympic athlete. And we were going to premieres, like 'Finding Nemo' premieres, and we would be little kids, like, before the show, walking down the red carpet.

My mother was actually a breeder, believe it or not, and she used to name horses after some of my songs.

Michael Jackson has a new baby boy; no word yet who the father is.

When my father was, you know, a very big artist in the 1970s and then later up through the '80s. And then I began playing guitar with him in the road in the late '80s until he retired in 1997. So I traveled the world with them for years, you know, and all around the world and got to meet some great people.

When my father began playing for Led Zeppelin our family was living in a 14-foot trailer.

I think most people associate me with my dad.

Sometimes I'll say, "I wrote that book," and the person will look at you as if you're really strange. One time that happened to my daughter on a plane. She was sitting next to a girl who was reading one of my books and my daughter said, "My mother wrote that book." And the girl started to quiz my daughter, asking her all sorts of questions, like what are the names of Judy's children and where did she grow up. My daughter thought it was so funny.

I wanted to be an actor my whole young life. My dad was an actor, obviously - he won an Academy Award, but I had no idea what was involved. I had all the wrong ideas about acting.

How could I have been a wife, a mother and a singer? Who takes care of the piccolini when you go around the world? Your children would not call you 'Mama,' but 'Renata.'

People see my face, they hear my voice, and I know they're thinking about my father. That's OK - he was a great man.

My father has been a major force in the popular culture for a long, long time. He's a fascinating person.

I'm proud to be known as The Rock's dad.

People say, 'Oh, to be the daughter of Picasso!' But it's not as extravagant as it seems. He was very special, very vibrant, but he was my father. I didn't have another.

It was no great tragedy being Judy Garland's daughter. I had tremendously interesting childhood years - except they had little to do with being a child.

I was conscious of my father's fame from the time I was 6.

The fact that Gene Simmon's son is a manga-ka disturbs me more than whether he's really copying or not.

It must be quite difficult if you have a father who's sort of known. On the other hand, you can get a job in his band.

Not everybody knows I'm Bruce Lee's daughter.

I would have started writing a lot earlier if I hadn't been [Arthur Miller's daughter].

I loved that people loved my dad. He never said no to an autograph but didn't make fame a "thing" or act any differently. And it was beautiful to have that support from his fan base when I started to study acting.

When [Julia Marie Pacino] was 5 or 6 years old, we were in an Italian restaurant, and these people came by the table and they would start talking to me, asking me for my autograph and she just went under the table.

People are always asking me what it's like to be Judy Garland's daughter. It's hard to be a legend's child.

Most people think I'm Danny Glover's son when they meet me. So when they ask, I say 'No, I'm Crispin Glover's son.' Then we stare at each other for a long time.

I was christened Duncan Zowie Jones.