I know it was harder for me taking care of my dad during his cancer than it was going through my own. You feel more helpless as a caregiver.
I thought people would think I only wanted to be an actor because my dad was, rather than because I had an innate calling.
Family dinner in the Norman Rockwell mode had taken hold by the 1950s: Mom cooked, Dad carved, son cleared, daughter did the dishes.
My dad was a big runner. Growing up, I watched him do half marathons, and he was always running six or seven miles.
People in Finland have also adopted me because of my dad, and that's great, but it's the one language I can't speak.
My dad was this sort of avant-garde guy who did all kinds of weird things. He was a true original and anybody who met him never forgot him.
My dad was a very violent, frightening and dangerous guy. Next to him, I was this vague kind of kid who walked around, as I still do, gathering impressions.
Mum doesn't like it when I mention that Dad's a better cook than her. He was born in Spain and spent eight years in Portugal and is exceptional at lots of cuisines.
It is because my dad died suddenly that I became an actor. I thought, I'm going to make money doing this thing I enjoy.
Most young people haven't used their storytelling skills since they were 8 or 9 or 10 and wanted to persuade Mom and Dad to take them to the ball game.
I wanted my children to have the same exposure to the water I had. My strongest memories of Northeast Harbor are going in a small Whaler with my dad, looking for osprey.
My mom raised me with the idea of doing public service, and I definitely want to go in that direction. But I also want to follow in my dad's entrepreneurial footsteps.
My mom and dad? Oh, they were a fiery pair. They stayed together for the kids and also because they were hopelessly in love with each other, but they were totally incompatible.
My dad used to sit me on his knee and read from the Bible to us. We were a praying family. Ours was a family of love and a family of prayer.
My dad wasn't the biggest role model, but he was a great musician and I loved him very much. He was a character.
My dad is extremely successful, so I've seen the money and luxury growing up. I'm nowhere close to his stature.
Being the son of a father who works so hard, I always wanted to be able take a lot of load off of my dad so he can just relax.
My dad wanted me to go down a more academic route. He is very much about sticking to the rule book and sticking to the blueprint of a successful career.
My dad sent Frank Sinatra a dollar bill to autograph, and when it came back, signed, he had it framed: it was always up on the wall in whatever flat we were in.
My son graduated high school and went to Haiti to work for his dad's organization and then extended his stay. It's incredible what he's doing.
I love that my dad has stopped asking me when I'm going to get a real job.
