My dad was a dentist but I wasn't a hygienist. I assisted my dad.
I come from a law enforcement family. My grandfather, William J. Comey, was a police officer. Pop Comey is one of my heroes. I have a picture of him on my wall in my office at the FBI, reminding me of the legacy I've inherited and that I must honor.
I am the product of Denny O'Neil in many ways, I carry forth a lot of what Denny instilled in me.
I'm a teacher. My mother was a teacher. I spent 40 years as a teacher.
My father was an electrical engineer. He's presently 92 and still could be holding down a job. He had a very analytical way of looking at things, and I enjoyed that very much. I think that was a very large influence.
I'm the fourth generation to be in show business. It's pretty neat; it's nice to have that family history.
I'm in my 10th generation of TV critic now.
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.
My father was also a principal of a school and mother was a curriculum advisor. Both were educators.
I come from a family that has a long history in the legal community of New York and New York state.
No one in my family had ever been in the business.
I'm a trained architect. Both my parents were architects.
I always talk about my dad because he was a coach, and I became a coach.
I came from an intellectual family. Most were doctors, preachers, teachers, businessmen. My grandfather was a small businessman. His father was an abolitionist doctor, and his father was an immigrant from Germany.
It's a little bit in the genes because my brother is a journalist and my father was a sports writer.
My mother was the fourth generation of women to have worked with the Walker company. As a little girl, I would go to her office while she worked. She was a very capable woman.
I'm fully aware that 'Doctor Who' will always, always be part of my life, and that's not something I would run away from in the slightest. I wear it with pride, definitely.
It will be exciting to have my child share my career and to remember what I was like when I was young.
My family background was heavily slanted toward business and seafaring matters.
My entire family has been part of the film industry for many years.
I realise I am stepping into the shoes of a hugely respected editor in the shape of Alexandra Shulman, someone who has chosen to leave at the top of their game with a legacy of 25 years of success.
Each generation of pilots hopes that they will leave their profession better off than they found it.
But whatever my failure, I have this thing to remember - that I was a pioneer in my profession, just as my grandfathers were in theirs, in that I was the first man in this section to earn his living as a writer.
Coming up the ranks, I've got to see those who were sons of professional wrestlers get in the ring when they were five years old. I would wrestle around with them. Guys like The Rock and Randy Orton.
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.
