Ross Butler Quotes

My mum didn't really let me watch TV until I was about 5 years old.

I was never plunked in front of an idiot box because my parents had other things to do.

We sort of have given up on the idea of taking any sort of personal responsibility for what we see. I don't understand it at all. There are many things that I won't let my kids watch.

I had a very lovely childhood, and, being an only child, I'm very close to my mom and my dad.

My parents made us do everything, try everything.

My father wouldn't get us a TV, he wouldn't allow a TV in the house.

I'm very traditional, believe it or not. My daughters are not allowed to date until they're at least 16 and I'm going to make it 18 for the next one.

The most important influence in my childhood was my father.

My mom was very strict. She didn't let me watch anything rated R or anything with cussing.

My childhood in Arlington, Va., a middle class suburb of Washington, was uneventful. Ours was a very intellectual family, and we were encouraged to read at a very early age.

Growing up, I never heard my parents curse, never. The first time I ever said a curse word was with my sister Kim.

My mother had to tailor what I watched.

I grew up in a pretty strict household in the sense that we just didn't have cable, so I wasn't familiar with what stand-up comedy was. I remember telling my friends that I thought stand-up comedy was like the thing that happened before the episode of 'Seinfeld.'

Our parents didn't let us watch a lot of television growing up. We had Disney on Sunday nights, and at 8:30, they were like, 'Turn it off! Go to bed!'

My mom actually would not allow me to watch 'Dawson's Creek!'

My children aren't normally allowed to watch a lot of things that I'm in.

I won't let my daughter watch 'EastEnders.'

I was pampered by all my father's directors and producers during childhood. But at home, my father made sure I led a normal life.

She told me that she would support me regardless of what I decided, but I'm so glad that I actually got to be a kid before having to grow up. My mom knows best about this kind of thing.

When I was small, I was the same as everyone else. I used to play in a small council estate nearby. But it's really my family who taught me. I started watching my dad play from the age of two. I wanted to be like him.

We didn't even have a T.V. in my house until I was 13. My dad called it the 'idiot box.'

My parents did not encourage romances.

When I was a kid, my dad would let me stay up and watch 'Cheers' each week. Granted it's not the most 'kid friendly' show, but I could've cared less. I was getting to stay up past my bedtime!

My dad did show me interesting movies at a young age. I remember he showed me 'A Clockwork Orange,' and my mom said, 'I never want to see this movie in my house again.'

I don't believe professional athletes should be role models. I believe parents should be role models.... It's not like it was when I was growing up. My mom and my grandmother told me how it was going to be. If I didn't like it, they said, Don't let the door hit you in the ass on your way out. Parents have to take better control.