I'd been very certain about not wanting to do the acting thing because of my father. I thought I'd always have the father-son thing of 'He got you the part.'
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I thought I could never be the actor Dad was, so I avoided it for a while.
I thought people would think I only wanted to be an actor because my dad was, rather than because I had an innate calling.
If I was producing something, it wouldn't make sense to me to cast somebody because of who their father is because that doesn't put anyone in the seats in the theatre. I wouldn't go to a movie because that person's father is so and so.
My dad is a much more flamboyant character than I am. I think that's why I couldn't see myself going into straight acting. I always just felt daft.
I get more fulfilment from being a father than I do from being an actor.
I actually did want to be an actor when I was younger, but my father didn't want to hear anything about it. And you know what? I went with his decision. I said, 'Yeah, maybe you're right. I don't know anything about acting.'
I've auditioned for pretty much every one of my father's movies.
Being a father has fulfilled me in parts of my life that sustain me. It gives me a comfort and patience. All actors have this hole inside that they're trying to fill by performing. I'm anxious to keep creating, but I'm not so desperate any more because I have the love and support of my kids and wife.
I've always wanted to act and I grew up a little on film sets when my dad was working as an actor.
When I started as a child actor, my father didn't tell me anything.