Clive Owen finds it a struggle to balance his work and family life. The ‘Boys Are Back’ actor spends as much time as possible with his daughters Hannah, 12, and Eve, 10, but they are always upset by the irregularity of his working life.
“No matter how much time I spend at home, there’s always this thing underneath – that there’s a possibility I might disappear again and do a movie.
“Whereas most fathers, even if they’re not around that much, there’s a regular routine.”
In his latest role, Clive portrays a widower, Joe Warr, who has to raise his two sons alone after his wife dies of cancer, but the 45-year-old insists his parenting style doesn’t match Joe’s.
Referring to his character, Clive – who raises his children with wife Sarah-Jane Fenton – said:
“It was a radical approach. They were thrown in this awful situation and he has to come up with a way to get through it. But I’m not at all as crazy and loose as that. Although I think there is an element of that to most fathers.
“I’d say we sometimes are too structured in the way that we do things and that it is important to keep loose and go with the flow a bit with children.”
Do you think men are more structured and rigid than women?
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Ya, I would say my mom was more of a disciplinarian than my dad for most things. But some things my dad was the disciplinarian for.
No, my mom raised us three by herself and she was the disciplinarian, and with my son, I am too.
I wish I could have his babies and judge for myself what kind of father he is. haha! I’m more involved as a parent because my husband works 12-hour shifts. I feel guilty if I make Daddy be “bad cop” since he doesn’t get as much time with Henry, but I am kind of a softy so sometimes he has to be the one to crack the whip. It does affect Henry more than if I discipline him, though, just because Daddy is the hero figure.
The movie sounds interesting.
love himmmmm
No, my mom’s a stable factor in my family. I remember her going on a holiday a few years ago, with a friend. The house was a mess and my father and brother were playing videogames the entire time
he strikes me as an absent dad that only makes his presence with his bank card.
i don’t know about that since i never met mine and my daughter’s one has moved far away years ago …
Not in my house. If something happens to me…my kids are in T R O U B L E!
the previews for his movie look good.
I love this man! I think the accent puts him over the top. My husband is definitely more of the disciplinarian in the household. I’m more easy going.
It’s hard to tell with my husband. Our son is only 6 months old and we haven’t had to discipline him yet.
In my experience, women are generally the disciplinarians.
yup, i agree.