Owen King Quotes

It is an advantage to be born in Kapoor family and to be known by that name, but it also a burden because there are lots of expectations from you.

For me, I've always been Justin Trudeau, son of. All my life I've had to know I was carrying a name, and people were paying more attention to what I had to say, and I had to make a choice early on.

I don't mind talking about dad and stuff, because that's part of my life, you know? For me to pretend to be like him, and do the same things he used to do is over. I can see past it now. It took me thirty-eight years and sobriety to realize who Jason Bonham is.

Until you've lost your reputation, you never realize what a burden it was.

I was kind of smart enough when I was young, 14 or 15 years old, to realize that if you're ever going to do anything and step out of the shadow of your own dad - not only in hockey, but in life itself - you're going to have to learn you're Brett and not 'Bobby's son.'

I knew Henry Fonda was my father, but I didn't know who I was. They all thought of me as Henry Fonda's son. Unfortunately for them, they never got to know me.

I'm aware that most people who meet me for the first time think of me in a certain way because of who my father is. That just comes with the territory. But that's been that way ever since I was a little kid as long as I can remember. I grew up that way.

I started writing serious books so late because I knew I'd be accused of riding on my father's coattails.

I don't want to be remembered as 'the son of Bruce Lee'.

I never wanted anyone to think that I would use my family name to get me anywhere.

I don't want to be known as the Hilton heiress, because I didn't do anything for that.

I don't want to be known as the granddaughter of the Hiltons. I want to be known as Paris.

I do come shackled with whatever people think I am.

I had no particular desire to be a personality like my father, nor was I equipped to be one. I was determined to be my own man, although having the Fairbanks name did make it easier to get into an office to see someone.

My cousin once told me, 'You're tall, you're handsome - and you're gonna have to apologize for it the rest of your life.' He imparted that information to me.

I feel like people expect a lot out of girls, like you're supposed to know who you are and what you want out of life right now. Some girls know. I did. But lots of people don't know. You have to try a lot of things and not worry about what people are thinking.

My security comes from my senses, my sensing the direction I should go and suddenly I felt out of tune, out of step with what other people wanted or what other people expected of me.

I had to overcome the name Rock. If I'd been as hip then as I am now, I would have never consented to be named Rock.

I spent, whether consciously or unconsciously, most of my career trying to be something other than William F. Buckley's son.

I am very aware of my family name. I'm very aware of the legacy that that kind of carries with it. And I think that I didn't want to lose any kind of hold of that. And I think once you're born into something that you're proud of and that you're aware of, you don't take it lightly.

Everybody thinks they deserve something.

When I was younger, it was like, 'Yay, lesbians love me!' I didn't know there was a responsibility that came with it.

It's tough having the last name 'Rickles.' Luckily, my kids handled it great.

I was the seventh in the family. By the time I came along, one brother and two sisters had already become teachers, and this was the sort of path carved out for the rest of the family.

I started to understand how important it was for me to make my own name pretty early on after years of noticing people treating me a certain way because of who my dad was. Some people wanted to be friends, others wanted to test me because I was Chris Eubank's son - inside schools, outside of school, on the streets.