10 Best Pieces Of Advice From Our Favourite Film Father Figures

4. Christopher Gardner (The Pursuit Of Happyness)

On dreams:

“Don’t ever let somebody tell you… You can’t do something. Not even me. You got a dream, you got to protect it. People can’t do something themselves, they want to tell you you can’t do it. You want something, go get it. Period.”

Chris Gardner is what we like to call a double-threat dad by the fact that he tries to overcome the greatest challenges of fatherhood while at the same time maintaining a positive attitude and offering encouragement to his son.

In his playbook for pure fatherhood, Chris teaches his son a number of very valuable lessons, including the importance of working hard and following your dreams, no matter what hurdles you may face on your path to success.

Inspiring messages aside, the deepest theme in this rags-to-riches story is actually that of family and what it means to be a good father, which is enriched by the real-life father/son relationship of actors Will and Jaden Smith.

Major props to both of them!