"To my mom, I was a pain in the ass. To my dad, I was the light of his eyes. And to me, I was awkward," he said. "I had glasses. I weighed two pounds. My dad always told me, and as God's honest truth, 'Son, we're ugly. Work on your personality.'"
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On the advice that his father gave to him at a young age in "Marc Anthony: I regret not being a stay-at-home dad" in CBS News (2016 Apr 29)
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