Ryan Reynolds is opening up about being a father to his daughter James and what he learned from his own father before he passed away last year.
In a new interview with Men’s Health, Reynolds talked about what it’s like being the dad of a 1-year-old.
“During those first six months, it’s amazing that you find a way to keep going,” he said. “Just the lack of sleep, and the hallucinations. F— peyote. You want to trip balls? Have a kid and see what it’s like to be awake for a month straight. You’ll have moments where you’re like, ‘Did I really ride a unicorn to work? I’m pretty sure I didn’t, but I don’t know. Was Willie Nelson cradling my testicles this morning? It probably wasn’t him, but let me check his tour schedule just to be sure.’”
He added that he is overprotective of his little one and it could possibly border on insanity.
“I still check on her in the middle of the night and put my fingers under her nose just to make sure she’s still breathing. Is that insane? I feel like it might be a little bit insane.”
The Deadpool star also talked about what he learned from his father who, as we reported, passed away from Parkinson’s disease in October.
“I learned discipline from my father. Not in terms of corporal punishment, but being determined in whatever you do.”
That’s some sound advice he can pass on to James.