I've never gotten up to see something one of my kids wanted to show me and not been rewarded.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
But you can't show some far off idyllic conception of behavior if you want the kids to come and see the picture. You've got to show what it's really like, and try to reach them on their own grounds.
I always look back to awards shows and think about being a kid watching them.
I wouldn't even hold my kids sometimes because I didn't want them to spit up on me when I was dressed for an awards show.
The most rewarding aspect of parenting is seeing my children be authentic. The most rewarding thing for me is to see them do anything that they're proud of.
All kids want from their dad is for them to be around - and to show up when they say they're going to show up.
I'm just an actor, and if I can leave something behind that my kids will be proud of, then that's what I want. I don't want my kids to be embarrassed by anything I've done.
Why not show off if you've got something to show?
My two boys were the same ages as the kids in the show. In real life or in between the breaks I was raising two kids off camera who were not unlike the two kids who were being paid to be my kids.
Kids are brought into show business because they are cute and see truth and they're very bright. But there's a sense of doing it because you want the adults to be approving of you. You want to make them happy.
My children haven't even seen most of my movies.