Ryan Reynolds is a major Hollywood star with undeniable talent and a thriving career. But he is the first to state that he is first and foremost a family man.
And that’s why he says that now is the perfect time for him to go on a hiatus from acting.
The 45-year-old Red Notice actor announced in October that he was taking a brief sabbatical from acting. Now, Ryan is opening up more about his decision. In an interview with LinkedIn’s Senior News Editor Jessi Hempel, Ryan, who is married to Blake Lively and the father of three girls, shared:
“The biggest thing for me – and I know you have kids as well – I don’t want to miss this time with my kids.
They tend to chew and blow bubbles with every aspect of my life when I’m shooting a film. So allowing myself to step away right away, it’s sort of the perfect time. Now just for my family but for MNTN and for Maximum Effort, to just kind of focus on those for a little while.”
Ryan, who married Blake back in 2012, declared that now is the time for him to lead a “normal life” for a while:
“I want my kids to have a pretty normal schedule.
For many years when my wife Blake would shoot a film, I would not shoot a film and I would be with the kids and vice versa. So we would sort of trade off. We never really worked at the same time. But always we were away. So the kids were away too.
Now that they’re in school they have a somewhat normal schedule. I think its totally important for their development and I really enjoy being a present dad. I love taking them to school in the morning, I love picking them up. I love that I have the hours in between to focus on the things that Im really passionate about.”
And speaking of being a present dad leading a normal life, he made a totally relatable quip about pandemic home schooling. He hilariously said:
“I certainly don’t miss Zoom school! But it was really lovely to have that insight and visibility into my kids’ real daily lives and for my wife as well.”
