What's an actor and dad to do when his daughter wants to be an actress?
Well, first you try compromise...and then you troll her, because you're Ryan Reynolds, and that's what you do.
What's an actor and dad to do when his daughter wants to be an actress?
Well, first you try compromise...and then you troll her, because you're Ryan Reynolds, and that's what you do.
He's promoting his new Netflix film, 6 Underground, which follows 6 people around the world who want to change their pasts.
He plays the leader of those vigilantes, and honestly? I'm sold. I wanna watch it right now.
And if you're wondering what her name is...keep wondering!
He told Today that all the letters in her name are silent.
"I want to give her something to push against in life," he said.
They started off chatting about Blake's pregnancy and how surprised Ryan was that she showed up uninvited to a red carpet.
He is an absolute terror, oh my God. Poor Blake.
"I'll tell you who does have love for me — your beautiful daughter, who I love so much."
"She's obsessed with you. Jimmy Fallon is Shawn Mendes to my daughter."
Jimmy Fallon is what now?
James drew Jimmy a picture that he usually keeps framed in his office.
"She made that drawing just for you. When you walk in, though, she can't even look at you."
"She kids in a corner, it's hilarious."
Jimmy asked if she was shy.
"She loses her mind!"
Neither had any idea how James even knows who Jimmy Kimmel is. Things to investigate, perhaps?
"I’m fine if she wants to be an actor. Go ahead. You know, in school, do after school stuff like that. That’s all fine," Ryan explained.
Okay, so compromise. Go to school, then become an actor.
"Right now it’s every day is like a recital, she’s singing songs, she’s doing little plays at home, but being a child actor in movies and stuff, that’s a whole other ball of wax."
"I tried to explain to her, that’s a huge burden on your nervous system. Having to process all of that attention and information."
I'm guessing that's a bit much for a 4 year-old to understand.
"Also, you develop all of these unhealthy coping mechanisms."
There is no way James understood a word of that, so let's all just settle in and wait for the punchline, shall we?
"And she just looked at me like she didn't know what the [expletive] I was talking about."
Alright, now it's time to prepare for the most Ryan Reynolds joke he's ever made. Are you doing it?
"I was like, what’s cheaper and easier is let’s skip showbiz and enroll you right into cocaine."
"Because showbiz is not good for kids! I feel like we should know this by now."
I mean, the ratio of child actors who turned out stable vs not has to be pretty low.
"But parents everywhere are like, 'Yeah, let's just put them in a movie unsupervised!'"
So mark it down, guys. The Reynolds-Lively children will not be acting — at least, not until they've graduated.
I can't recommend watching the whole thing enough, if only for the precise way Ryan tells that story.
Plus, they talk about the infamous Peloton wife ad, which you can't miss.