Able Quote by John le Carre

I never suffered from the absence of a father. On the contrary, as a child I was more inclined to see men as a…

— Michael Haneke

I had a very difficult father. I lived in a war zone. My parents were very unhappy, and I lived through my mother's pain.…

— Penny Junor

Growing up without a father has made fatherhood harder for me.

— Ashley Walters

I've certainly had less practice at fatherhood than I have at acting, but in fatherhood, at least my failures are private!

— Rich Sommer

I'm just as insufferable and useless as every other dad is. The dynamic never changes, no matter what you do for a living.

— Glenn Frey

Oh, fatherhood has a very humanising effect on a bloke like me in the military. As a dad, you become absolutely aware of your…

— Peter Cosgrove

I was not a good father in my first marriage. Although there are ways of deserting the family without leaving physically, I was deserted…

— Malachy McCourt

I finally did work out a very good relationship with my father, but it was rough growing up. We had a lot of conflict,…

— Ira Levin

A lot of times, people say, 'My work didn't suffer with family.' I would go a step further: My career only flourished upon having…

— Lisa Joy

I had a very difficult relationship with my father, which ended up okay, but there were many difficult years.

— Salman Rushdie

My father was very clear; I had to have an ordinary upbringing. I was put to work as a lowly-paid trainee after college. I…

— Vijay Mallya

I grew up in a military family, and my dad was gone for long periods of time. Families make it work because you know…

— Jill Ellis