Inherited Profession Quotes

Though not into films, my family was associated with films. My grandparents financed films. They didn't like me getting into films. But, destiny willed it so.

There is no doubt in my mind that I was going to do what my father did, but it wasn't kind of a family-business thing.

Ministers come from a household of ministers, and generals come from a household of generals.

I'd always fought against presenting radio really, because my father was a radio DJ in Australia. He's just recently retired. And I kind of didn't want to follow in his footsteps. But I suppose, as we all find as we become older, to some extent we do all become our parents.

I am from a family of artists. Here I am, making a living in the arts. It has not been a rebellion. It's as though I had taken over the family Esso station.

The way it works in our family is, it's the family business. Much like in the Mafia. Every child is given the opportunity to act at a young age and to learn what it's like to be in the business. But I didn't really know I wanted to act when I was a child.

I was raised in, and presumably to, the cutlery business. I really didn't think that that's what I wanted to do for a career. But I felt a certain obligation to give it a try.

In Argentina, you do what your father does. If your father plays football, you play football. If your father plays polo, you play polo.

I expected to be a farmer like my father and brothers. Life seemed pleasant and orderly.

Just like if you were brought up on a farm, you would most likely carry on your father's business as a farmer; I was brought up in the kitchen and ended up becoming a chef.

I'm the third or fourth generation of actor in my family; I'm sure if they were butchers, I'd be a butcher, too.