Jason Momoa not keen on letting children become actors: Here's why
Jason Momoa revealed the reason behind not wanting his kids to pursue acting
Jason Momoa does not want his children to become actors and is rather trying his best to keep them away from Hollywood.
In a chat with Entertainment Tonight, the Aquaman star revealed the reason behind this decision.
"Aw man, one of them wants to do it and I'm not a fan," Momoa said of his two kids, 14-year-old daughter Lola and 12-year-old son Nakoa-Wolf, who he shares with his wife, actress Lisa Bonet. "I don't want them to."
"I don't know. I'll try my damnedest to keep 'em out of it," he added. "I love storytelling, I love theatrical things, I like directing and filmmaking, but I just want them to, you know, really to go for other things."
The 42-year-old actor continued, "If they [really] want to, maybe," he said. "But I don't want them to get into acting. It's very hard on people and I don't want them to have that pressure. I'm tough, I can handle it, but I wouldn't want to put someone I love [through] that."
Talking about his own future plans regarding his career, Momoa said he has been working hard to branch out from simply acting and is taking on other creative roles behind the camera to feel satisfied.
"I've been directing for a while now, so it's been a passion," he said. "I love to see the full project, not just be in the one piece of it. But it's nice also to just do the actor stuff. I'm happy I can do both."
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