--- title: "11 Cool Dad Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 11 Cool Dad quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Cool Dad sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c1f/nikhil-saluja-26_quote_i-m-totally-gonna-be-that-cool-dad-that_2172521.jpg" --- > [I'm totally gonna be that cool dad that picks up his kid from school in underwear and on a scooter.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nikhil-saluja/i-m-totally-gonna-be-that-cool-dad-that-picks-up-his-kid-from-school/) [Nikhil Saluja](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nikhil-saluja/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c1f/nikhil-saluja-26_quote_i-m-totally-gonna-be-that-cool-dad-that_2172521.jpg) > [My mom had me when she was 24, so I want to be a young, cool dad.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colton-underwood/my-mom-had-me-when-she-was-24-so-i-want-to-be-a-young-cool-dad/) [Colton Underwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colton-underwood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/64c/colton-underwood-17827_cool_my-mom-had-me-when-she-was-24-so-i-want_2646816.jpg) > [And of course I've got kids of my own now, and they love me being in the Harry Potter films. I'm now…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-oldman/and-of-course-i-ve-got-kids-of-my-own-now-and-they-love-me-being-in/) [Gary Oldman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-oldman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/edf/gary-oldman-3797_cool_and-of-course-i-ve-got-kids-of-my-own-no_759169.jpg) > [We have a really cool relationship because I talk to my son like he's my little homie. I try to be the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/romeo-santos/we-have-a-really-cool-relationship-because-i-talk-to-my-son-like-he-s/) [Romeo Santos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/romeo-santos/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/202/romeo-santos-3472_cool_we-have-a-really-cool-relationship-becau_212746.jpg) > [ My 22-year-old \[son\] can see everything I've done, but my 15-year-old hasn't been able to see anything, at all. But yeah, I… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-d-onofrio/my-22-year-old-son-can-see-everything-i-ve-done-but-my-15-year-old/) [Vincent D'Onofrio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-d-onofrio/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b94/vincent-d-onofrio-13506_able_my-22-year-old-son-can-see-everything-i_275829.jpg) > [We share the emotions of driving race cars. It's cool to have a dad who understands what you mean when you talk…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-magnussen/we-share-the-emotions-of-driving-race-cars-it-s-cool-to-have-a-dad/) [Kevin Magnussen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-magnussen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/59b/kevin-magnussen-13778_cool_we-share-the-emotions-of-driving-race-ca_2745842.jpg) > [I've got kids of my own now, and they love me being in the Harry Potter films. I'm now part of a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-oldman/i-ve-got-kids-of-my-own-now-and-they-love-me-being-in-the-harry/) [Gary Oldman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-oldman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/94d/gary-oldman-3797_cool_i-ve-got-kids-of-my-own-now-and-they-lov_369809.jpg) > [When I got to 40, I was happy. Now I can wear what I like, listen to what I like, don't have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-simm/when-i-got-to-40-i-was-happy-now-i-can-wear-what-i-like-listen-to/) [John Simm](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-simm/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/20f/john-simm-32044_any_when-i-got-to-40-i-was-happy-now-i-can-w_2438416.jpg) > [It would be really cool to have my dad here to witness this, to see his grandchildren, to see this woman that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sterling-k-brown/it-would-be-really-cool-to-have-my-dad-here-to-witness-this-to-see/) [Sterling K. Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sterling-k-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/92c/sterling-k-brown-3532_cool_it-would-be-really-cool-to-have-my-dad-h_6448.jpg) > [“I'm already seeing my daughter's cynical sense of humor and she's 6! I bought these shoes, and I'm thinking I'm a cool…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-carell/i-m-already-seeing-my-daughter-s-cynical-sense-of-humor-and-she-s-6-i/) [Steve Carell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-carell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/268/steve-carell-2000_children_i-m-already-seeing-my-daughter-s-cynical_918806.jpg) > [“He chuckles. “I won’t pry, but I should probably get some discipline in here somewhere. Or some fatherly advice. What’s your poison?”…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/becca-ann/he-chuckles-i-won-t-pry-but-i-should-probably-get-some-discipline-in/) [Becca Ann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/becca-ann/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/083/becca-ann-33107_discipline_he-chuckles-i-won-t-pry-but-i-should-pro_2351087.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cool-dad/#itemlist", "name": "Cool Dad Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm totally gonna be that cool dad that picks up his kid from school in underwear and on a scooter.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Nikhil Saluja" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nikhil-saluja/i-m-totally-gonna-be-that-cool-dad-that-picks-up-his-kid-from-school/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c1f/nikhil-saluja-26_quote_i-m-totally-gonna-be-that-cool-dad-that_2172521.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c1f/nikhil-saluja-26_quote_i-m-totally-gonna-be-that-cool-dad-that_2172521.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c1f/nikhil-saluja-26_quote_i-m-totally-gonna-be-that-cool-dad-that_2172521.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I'm totally gonna be that cool dad that picks up his kid from school in underwear and on a scooter.” — Nikhil Saluja", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "My mom had me when she was 24, so I want to be a young, cool dad.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Colton Underwood" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colton-underwood/my-mom-had-me-when-she-was-24-so-i-want-to-be-a-young-cool-dad/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/64c/colton-underwood-17827_cool_my-mom-had-me-when-she-was-24-so-i-want_2646816.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/64c/colton-underwood-17827_cool_my-mom-had-me-when-she-was-24-so-i-want_2646816.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/64c/colton-underwood-17827_cool_my-mom-had-me-when-she-was-24-so-i-want_2646816.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“My mom had me when she was 24, so I want to be a young, cool dad.” — Colton Underwood", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "And of course I've got kids of my own now, and they love me being in the Harry Potter films. 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