Barun Sobti Quotes

I was always taken in and out of school.

When it was time for parent-teacher conferences, I remember that I was always embarrassed about what my parents would hear about me!

My worst nightmare when I was in school was that I would get into trouble. I never got in trouble. I was a good student.

We all would shudder if what we did, no matter what, in our 20s and early 30s were publicly displayed on a national stage.

Truancy rates are directly correlated to low graduation rates.

You never want your dad to introduce you to a girl.

My kids, they're always embarrassed when my voice shows up in something. I took them to Inside Out, and my voice comes in, and they were like, "Ugh, Dad, what are you doing? Get out of there."

School reports were always pretty bad - I never ever did my homework. I always turned up for lessons as I liked my teachers but my report said I didn't try very hard.

The remake of 'Gulaabi Aankhein' went into a bad spin and I'll only hold myself responsible for it. I shouldn't have done it.

Kids don't want stand-ins on parents' weekend, no matter how much they might love those stand-ins. They don't want stand-ins to talk to about their teachers and their upcoming history final and the latest computer program idea they've come up with.

America needs more fathers taking an active role in their children's lives.

A new study found that students who are taught abstinence end up with better math scores. Of course, if you join the math team, the abstinence takes care of itself.

Setting a good example for your children does nothing but increase their embarrassment.

My dad encouraged anything I wanted to do, especially music. Actually he drove me around to places where I could play.

My kids can't watch ('Howard the Duck'). By the time I get in bed with the duck, they are, like, 'Turn it off, mom. You in bed with a duck is just pretty much a deal breaker.'

Never underestimate a parent's ability to mortify his child.

Ooh, big day in town for our park warden,” I said. “They’re even making you wear the uniform. Hayley’s mom will be happy. She thinks you look hot in it.” Dad turned as red as his hair. Mom’s laugh floated out from her studio. “Maya Delaney. Leave your father alone.

Once I posed nude for a magazine. I've never been back to THAT newstand.

My mom [comes] to see my shows because she's so proud, but I'm talking about losing my virginity, my ex-wife and our sexual problems, and she's sitting in the front row smiling. I just go, "Mom, you can't sit in the front row, you can't smile. You have to go way in the back and dress in black. If I see you it's like you're breaking in when I'm having sex with my wife. It's just wrong."

I wasn't a great student, C average. I was pretty shy, but I drank a lot of beer.

I'm sure that there's frustration that comes with wanting to just have a normal mom. But, I don't really know if they see it as any different than any other problem you might have with a parent. I think everybody can think about one thing that their parents used to do, all the time, that would embarrass you.

Seeing your mother naked is not something you easily recover from. Seeing your mother naked and jumping from one side of a king-sized bed to the other with a nurse's hat on while your father, who is also naked, is chasing her with a bandanna around his neck, is reason to put yourself up for adoption.

My kids, they're always embarrassed when my voice shows up in something.