Alan Thicke

“Divorce is a failure. It's a terrible thing to go through.”

“My kids are my greatest achievement.”

“I'm famous for being a nice guy. I'm not a nice guy.”

“My real life is not a sitcom. It's a drama.”

“The great thing about 'Growing Pains' is that we were a family. We really were.”

“Hockey is the only thing that I'm not a phony at.”

“I love the idea of parenting. It's one of the best things I've ever done.”

“I'm a Canadian. I've always been a Canadian.”

“My son, Robin, is a singer, and he's on the road all the time. He's a great person - a big-hearted guy.”

“You can't be a good father and not be a good husband.”

“I'm proud of the fact that I've been in homes in America, and all over the world, for a lot of years. People feel like they know me.”

“When you're a dad, you're a dad. It's not a job. It's a life.”