“A king, realizing his incompetence, can either delegate or
abdicate his duties. A father can do neither. If only sons 
could see the paradox, they would understand the dilemma.”
Marlene Dietrich

“Once he was known as Sam Edison's son. But now I'm Tom Edison's father, and I don't mind.”

George Bancroft - Samuel "Sam" Edison

“From that day, Freak never asked me nothing about my father, and I never asked him nothing about his, 'cause that's not who we were.”
Elden Henson - Maxwell Kane

“You were not what was desired, but that makes you no less dear to me. A boy would have been the Son of France, but you, Marie Thérèse, shall be mine.”

Kirsten Dunst - Marie-Antoinette

“- John Bradley: I wanted to tell you I'm sorry I wasn't a better father.
- James Bradley: Sorry? You were the best father a man could have.”
George Grizzard - John Bradley
Tom McCarthy - James Bradley