Eric McCormack Quotes

Everything I thought I'd hate about having children - the crying, the screaming - nothing fazes me. I love it all, and it's relaxed me.

I feel lucky that I had my children late. Not that I would advise it in any shape or form. But I know friends who had children when they were young, struggled with feeling trapped. I can honestly say I've never once resented the fact that I couldn't go out because of my kids.

People had always vaguely mentioned that when you have children, how part of your life would stop. But they don't say that some other extraordinary part of your life opens up.

I think I'm lucky that I had kids as spread out as much as I did, 'cause my son, my oldest, was born when I was 21. And my youngest is 15 now. He was born when I was 40, you know?

Women are now very comfortable to have babies into their late 30s. You can be a father in your 50s. I'm not saying it's for everybody, and I think people have to get their own life secure before they take on the responsibility of a partner and children.

Early on, I didn't intend to have children. I thought it was too difficult a world for them. But then it happened, and I am thrilled to have them now.

My mom told me, 'Make sure you do everything you want to do before you have kids.' So that's what I was doing. But biologically, the body is just like, 'Well, you should have done it.'

At that moment, she cannot think of a more reckless, irrational thing than choosing to become a parent.

Having a baby, it's like a five year commitment.

My wife wants four kids, and obviously if we're having four kids, I need to make sure that the priority is family first.

Being a parent is such a difficult business; you don't always get things right. And also, you don't want to be a perfect parent... You need people to be human, and part of it is imperfection.

I know it's horrible to have to admit that, but I'm not adult enough to take care of a child.

Going from one kid to two kids is insane.

As much as my kids keep me young, they also have the reverse effect when I don't have the energy.

I think it's quite a big decision for women to have children. In our time, I don't think we thought so much about it. We just went and had them and of course, life is not fun-filled and not complete if you don't have them. It's a wonderful thing when you think about it.

I mean, the human race wouldn't continue if anyone told you how hard it is having kids, would it?

I would define the new aspects of fatherhood like this: It is 75 percent amazing and 25 percent demoralizing. I think any new parent can understand exactly what I'm talking about.

I got married at twenty-five and had children right away, so I didn't have the worry that I would never get to have children.

I didn't think about having kids until like I was 48, 49 years old.

I'm terrified for what is in store for me as a parent!

Everyone who has kids that you talk to tells you, 'Wait until you have kids. It's going to change you.' You're like, 'Nah, come on. How can it change you that much?' But it changes you so much.

Having children does become tied to a sense of identity and our value as humans.

Most of my best friends had children in their early 40s.

Having a kid is hard to explain, but when you talk to another parent, you have mutual understanding of what that does to you as a person.

One has to do everything at the right time. That includes motherhood.