Fatherly Figure Quotes

When it comes to guys, my dad is the measure of the perfect man. And that's a pretty tough standard to match up to.

Florenz Ziegfeld, to us and our family, was just a delightful person. My sisters, Mary and Pearl, my brother Charlie and I all worked for him, and he treated us just beautifully, almost like a father. When I went with my mother up to his office, he was always gentlemanly and kindly. He was sort of a quiet person.

My dad is a writer, and to see him always in front of a typewriter gave me the inspiration to write. He was my idol, my hero. I wanted to be just like him.

Jurgen Klopp is like my father.

Dad's such a tough guy.

My father would never have lost to Holmes.

My uncle was a second father to me. I spent most of my childhood with him.

My dad, in the best way possible - not in an intimidating way, but with the physically intimidating qualities that every father has - can truly be scary. The only time you saw that side of him, the raw side of him, would be in a moment when you truly were the one that screwed up.

The Persians called Cyrus "Father" because he was gentle and procured them all manner of goods.

My dad was a regular dad. At home, he wasn't Bonzo the animal. He was a very intellectual, quiet chap - not the beast we all know.

I felt that Balanchine was my father towards me. He was the person I most admired and looked up to.

My dad was not someone who you would strike with a billy club and he wouldn't strike back. It just wasn't in him.

Luckily, for me, my first producer Sajid Nadiadwala treats both Tiger Shroff and me like his kids. He's very protective.

People see Archie Bunker everywhere. Particularly girls; poor girls, rich girls, all kinds of girls are always coming up to me and telling me that Archie is just like their dad.

Eugene Levy is such an incredible legend. He's truly Jim's dad from 'American Pie.' He's the kindest, most fatherly man, who is just concerned about everyone and making sure they're comfortable on set.

The God of the Christians is a father who makes much of his apples, and very little of his children.

My father knows more about sports than any human being out there. He relaxes. The ribbing that we give each at the Christmas holidays is incredible. He's much more of an ordinary American and a proper American than a lot people would probably ever believe.

Mark O'Toole from the FAI has looked after me well back in England to the point that I consider him a father figure.

My dad was really a protector and mentor.

He was like a real dad, you know. We used to sit down with guitars and mess around.

My father and I had a good relationship, it was very relaxed. He had a lot of humour. He looked a little bit like me, although he had no beard. He had the appearance of a very elegant British-looking man.

More of him came from my step-dad, who is now passed away. The initial creators of the show kind of based the character on their dads and then I added my dad.