Thoughtful Quotes About Fatherhood From Kevin Costner
Kevin Costner is no stranger to the ups and downs of parenting.
The actor has seven children ― Annie, Lily and Joe with his ex-wife, Cindy Costner; Liam with Bridget Rooney; and Cayden, Hayes and Grace with his wife, Christine Baumgartner.
In honor of his birthday, we’ve rounded up 12 parenting quotes from Costner.
On What He Wants His Kids To Know
“A lot of the time, what we have to do with our children is just get out of the way. Let their dreams be their dreams. Remind them that work comes with their dreams. They can’t just stare up at the ceiling. The reality is I’d kill for my kids. And that’s a bold statement. It makes everybody sit up, but that’s inside us.”
On His Early Days As A Dad
“People talk about how, when they have kids again later in life, they are so much better at it. But I feel really good about the kind of dad I was the first time around. I was there for all the little moments, like when my kids forgot to sing in their school play because they were too busy waving at me. I can’t wait to have those moments again.”
On His Most Important Role
“Movies are magic, and they’ve always been magic to me. You get to play heroes in the movies, but there’s a moment in time where you’re just a father and you get to go home. I have played two roles in my life, one I get paid to do, which is the movies, and the other one is being a father, for which I’ll be rewarded my whole life.”
On Sons And Daughters
“I’ve always been really close to my girls, but I can’t say I see much difference ― except that my girls will occasionally make me a sandwich and my son won’t.”
On Father’s Day
“You get great letters from them [on Father’s Day], and I can see how they’re evolving. Little Grace ended her letter with, ‘Your best child.’ [Laughs]. We’re going to have to talk about empathy and we’re going to talk about perspective a little bit.”
On Remarrying
“Fear kept me from marrying Christine. [She] wanted...
