I decided in my life that I would do nothing that did not reflect positively on my father's life.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
As a father, I do everything my dad didn't do. My son Beau's birth changed my life.
I know that my dad not being in my life made a huge impact on me.
As a father now, I wouldn't do what my dad did, because it left me feeling emotionally unstable as a kid. But he didn't do the things he did out of selfishness or malice.
I look back on the influence my dad had on my life and career, and I just try to take the best parts of what he had.
I wanted my dad to be proud of me, and I fell into acting because there wasn't anything else I could do, and in it I found a discipline that I wanted to keep coming back to, that I love and I learn about every day.
All I wanted to do was come into my own and find out my career path and what I wanted to do with my life - but, at the same time, showing respect to my father and mother and make them proud as well.
My dad is the type of person that says yes to life, and to the adventures it throws at you. Because of that, he never forced me into a particular career, or had wild expectations for me; his concern was simply that I was fulfilled and happy.
I made a decision when my father passed away that I was going to be who God made me to be and not try to preach like my father.
I always knew I wanted to make my own way; I never wanted to be dependent on my father.
I would never have done what I'd done if I'd considered my father as somebody I wanted to please.