Director Shawn Levy urged Ryan Reynolds not to let his children only see his victories. Photo / Getty Images
The Deadpool and Wolverine star shares how he appreciates how anxiety has helped him at certain points in his parenting and professional life.
Ryan Reynolds thinks it is important for his kids to know he “loses”.
The 47-year-old actor - who has James, 9, Ines, 7, Betty, 4,
and a 15-month-old baby whose name and sex haven’t been disclosed with wife Blake Lively - will never forget the parenting advice he was given from Deadpool and Wolverine director Shawn Levy, who urged him not to let his children only see his victories.
He told co-star Hugh Jackman in conversation for People magazine: “Shawn Levy actually told me something that stuck with me forever, that people tend to only talk about their wins. But I think it’s really important for your kids in particular to know that you lose.
“You don’t get what you want all the time. Something you worked on really hard didn’t work. You feel like you said something embarrassing today, you did something that didn’t sit right with you. It’s just so important that [your kids] see that and they don’t just hear, ‘Oh Dad nailed it.’ Because you lose so much more than you win.
