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My parents were overprotective because you could get kidnapped and bombs were exploding in the streets.

I think what's at risk is kids losing touch with being a kid. Being a kid is being defined differently than it was when you didn't have all this stuff you could put in front of your face.

Having a daughter makes you see things in a different way. You have to see how you're carrying yourself because there's a little girl. There's not a little boy, there's a little girl. I think I'm a little more overprotective.

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.

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 don't claim to know everything about parenting, but I do know parents do their children a disservice by constantly sugarcoating their shortcomings to protect their feelings.

It's quite difficult for a parent to know that their daughter is in great danger.

Every parent wants to know that their children are protected against those who have a particular agenda until they get old enough to make decisions for themselves.

You can't do things unexpected in life if you're not willing to take a risk, and it's easier to risk your own life than it is for your parent to watch you take risks. It's very, very hard for parents to see children doing things that aren't a solid path. I've been through that.

Once you have kids, you think like a parent. You get a lot more protective.