Willie Geist Quotes

You always hear people saying, 'I hope I'm not turning into my dad', but I'd be honoured if I became half as decent a bloke as he is.

My father was a scientist, and I grew up in his laboratory. Maybe I am like him, but he is not like me.

Well, I am a lot like my dad, and the character of Ted is based on my dad.

My dad would always say, 'What can you do to make the world a better place?' Well, I can make people laugh.

I've done my work and I'm happy with it... I respect my father very much, but I'm a very different person than he was.

My grandfather is the greatest man I'll ever know.

I want to make him the proudest dad to have me and I want to show everybody and nearly be as good as him because he was the best.

How much more must this be so in my own case for I am conscious not only of the great names and achievements of those who have preceded me, but also of the living presence of many of my masters and teachers.

When I grew up, people said, 'You'll never be the man your dad was.' And I said, 'Gee, I hope not.'

Marlon Brando was the major influence in my life, though I never met him. And my father - we didn't get along, but he was an influence in terms of honesty and work ethic. That's the greatest compliment I could pay him.

There are moments when I invoke my dad and think about him on the podium, but in a very positive way. I don't feel at all intimidated by him. I feel like I've found my own voice.

I think I probably got a lot of my father's natural security or ego or whatever. I can be my own person and not have to live under his shadow. I definitely look up to him in many ways - I'd like to be more like him when it comes to business - but I think I'm such a different person, it's hard to even compare us.

I think I was always so resistant to coloring my hair because, you know, when my dad was still alive, it's so easy for a second- or third-generation wrestler to just copy their predecessor. The hardest thing you can do is try and carve out your own legacy.

I never met a soul in this world as normal as me.

My parents had a difficult divorce. My dad had to take a backseat for a few years, and my grandfather came in. He was also my inspiration for becoming an actor. I really respected him.

It's an honor when someone writes for you. That means they can hear your voice in their head.

There are certain topics songwriters stay away from because it's hard to go there. I didn't sit down and go, 'I want to write something about my dad now.'

My role model is my dad.

Let me tell you something. I'm a funny girl, and I gave birth to what? Funny. I can't help it. It just is what it is, and my kids have been around my antics so long, it kind of rubs off a little bit. So when it comes to what you see, you only see what is really manifesting in our lives at the time.

My father has always been my hero.

They were totally supportive, always saw everything I did. One of the thrills of my life was when they went to the theater to see something that I wasn't in. It opened doors for them that otherwise would have been totally closed.

I want to carry on in my dad's footsteps and make sure his message lives on forever. I feel like that's why I've been put on this planet - to get my message across.

My dad is a Jack Nicholson lookalike and a frustrated performer, my mother's into reading and poetry. I suppose the thing I owe them most is my confidence.

I idolize my father. I mean, he has worked so hard in his life.

It was like an honor thing for me to meet 50 cause I respected his whole story.