Robert De Niro passes on advice to his children
Robert De Niro has revealed that he is always passing on advice to his children.
The Cape Fear actor, who has five kids from three different relationships, said that he works hard to keep the lines of communication open.
“One of the most important lessons I’ve learned in my years as a father is to keep the lines of communication open with my kids,” he said. “I have five of them, ranging in age from 14 to their 30s, by three mothers, so I guess you could call it a fractionalised family of sorts.”
He continued: “But I care deeply about all of them, and I have made a conscious effort to talk to and to listen to them. Sometimes it’s hard to talk to kids, especially when they’re teenagers. They’re in their own world, and they don’t look like they’re even listening to you.
“But that’s the time when it’s most important to find a way to talk to them – not to lecture them, but to tell them things I think are important for them to know. And the thing to remember is that, even when they look like they’re not listening to you, they are.”
De Niro added: “You have to accept that, at this point in their lives, you’re not going to get much of a reaction from them. But what you say is making an impression.”
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