Famous Quote by John Mortimer

My father was full of tales. He said his family were ministers in the Church of Scotland, or they were lawyers.

— Anne Reid

When... I told my father I wanted to be a writer, he had asked me to consider my unfortunate wife, who would have me…

— John Mortimer

I was a youngish man entering fatherhood when we wrote 'Woods,' a patchwork of classic fairy tales with an original tale sewn in. I…

— James Lapine

Before I came to England, my favorite authors were P. G. Wodehouse and Agatha Christie. I used to devour both.

— Salman Rushdie

I was the only child, and I know my father had certain thoughts about me. He was a lawyer and extremely literary, but he…

— Robert Gottlieb

There's a bit of a Bertie Wooster about my father. He's very easy-going, he never judges people, and we get on brilliantly.

— Rachael Stirling

I was an early reader, and my grandmother, who as a child had been forbidden to read by a father who believed books to…

— Alan Bradley

When I was a child, it was a matter of pride that I could plow through a Nancy Drew story in one afternoon, and…

— Kathleen Norris

I don't remember my father reading to me, but I remember him telling me bedtime stories. I got to pick what was in them,…

— Caroline Kennedy

I didn't belong to the sort of family where the children's classics were laid on. I went to the public library and read everything…

— Pat Barker

I owe my whole career as a storyteller to my father. He was an actor/director/producer and teacher.

— John Lithgow

I grew up the son of the village doctor, so my father was quite well known. At home in Northumberland, frankly Dad is the…

— Alexander Armstrong