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My parents were very, very, very strict.

My father was very strict.

My parents were very loving, but disciplinarians.

My parents were incredibly strict, almost military style.

My father was very intense, passionate and over-the-top. He was my hero and my tyrant.

My mother was pretty much on my case all the time.

My mum and dad were a little like tiger parents. I hate that, but at the same time, I am a little bit proud.

My mom could be pretty strict.

I will be even more strict than my dad, because look at me, I turned out fine.

I grew up under demanding people, that demanded things from you, expected you to toe the mark.

If you grew up in a household with a football coach who looks like a drill sergeant, you would think you would be tough.

Dad was a strict disciplinarian and would give us a wallop with a wooden spoon if we were out of order. But we really respected him - he didn't try to be our best friend.

My kids would probably say that I'm too strict. They probably would say that, and I try not to be, but I'm probably more on the conservative end of that. At the same time, I know full well that ultimately I don't really have control over them.

I was not the pampered baby, no. I'm five years younger, and my parents were actually very strict with me, more strict than with the other ones.

My parents were truly severe.

When I was a kid, I thought my dad was a little bit harsh with me at times. Sometimes I needed an arm around me instead of my dad telling me what I did wrong, but it obviously worked.

My mom was definitely very strict with me.

I've had hard coaches all my life.

My mom grew up in the Soviet Bloc, and she was a Tiger Mom. We didn't get away with much.

My mother was a powerful influence. She made me toe the line. If I didn't have a perfect report card, she showed her disappointment.

The way I was parented did affect my parenting - probably in the reverse. My dad was pretty strict, and the next generation probably wants to be less strict.

My parents, they were just really strict on things being perfect.

When I was doing 'Family Ties,' I was not quite that mellow as a real father. In fact, my wife used to call me Captain Von Trapp from 'The Sound of Music.' I tended to be a little more authoritarian. I had been a very disciplined child myself, so I made the mistake of thinking one size fits all.

My parents were fantastic. I was an only child, so I had a lot of love and too much attention. I don't think I was spoilt. My mother was quite a disciplinarian, but I did have a lot of attention and quite a lot of pressure to do well at whatever I was doing.

I had very strict parents. My two brothers were power and freedom. I was powerlessness and seclusion.