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Before you have children, you mostly think about the world in terms of yourself. And when you become a parent, the focus shifts to somebody else.

There's a level of protection you need to give to your kids, and then sometimes you need to just let them figure out things on their own.

I'm old-school English, so I suppose I'm quite protective - especially of time. Now that I'm a father, every moment is precious.

When you become a parent, you really care that you get that right, and you care about nothing else.

I had to force myself not to be overly protective because I had lost one child.

I think when you are an only child, parents are more protective and fearful because they've only got one of you. I was not allowed to do a lot of things that, if I'd been, say, number three, I would have.

I do not think that having children - I have three teenagers - keeps you young. The reverse. It thrusts you into a full-frontal confrontation with your own all-too-obvious maturity.

As women, we're probably more protective of children. Also, we've been minors all of our history.

I think that when you have kids, it's all about them.

Parenting is not for everybody. It changes your life. Especially when they're little.