Brendan Coyle Quotes

I'm still very much about being an actor. That's why I'm not married with kids.

Hollywood was possible for a while! Why didn't I go along with it? Well, the other things that were pulling me back were more important. Being at home, being in the same marriage, these things enabled me to go off and travel in the first place.

I knew I wanted to be a writer and I knew if I had a wife and family, I would neglect something, and I was afraid it wouldn't be the writing.

Now I'm the father of three children; I'm not able to go live on a bus and do semesters around the country like I did when I was young.

In between films I like to travel and hope to visit every continent before I become a mother.

I was very focused, driven, rigid, work-oriented. I didn't care about having a family or making a home. I didn't think about kids. It's not that I didn't want those things; I just didn't think about them.

Having children really changes your priorities.

First of all, as a man the most important thing you have in your life now is your child that you're carrying. That's it. Everything else comes second; personally, for me, other than your relationship with God and your wife.

I waited a long time to have children because I had this career that was kind of like my kid, it required as much nurturing.

The reason I haven't had kids yet is because I was so focused on my acting career, hoping I could get something to break.

I've thought it would be cool to have a baby young. You know, be my road dog - like my dogs, they travel the world - but there's always something you have to give up for success. Everything comes at a cost. Just what are you willing to pay for it?

I didn't have children because I was passionate about having my career.

There is a right time for everything. There was a time when I wanted to settle down and have a family. I wanted to give time to my kids. I had worked for nearly 19 years when I got married.

It's been really stressful being on the road a lot, especially when you're a dad. You miss your son a lot. But you gotta make it work because you get to live a good life. I have to sacrifice.

Til marriage and motherhood happened, I was devoted to my work. I didn't see anything beyond it.

I didn't make a decision not to be married and not to be a mother - life just turned out like that because my involvement in acting was so total.

we compromise our career goals to make room for partners and children who may not even exist yet

My dad builds houses, and, for the earlier portion of my life anyway, we moved around quite a bit. It took us to some just really amazing places.

It's about self-sacrifice. Since having children, I've worked, but I've maintained the balance of being at home as well.

I'm now in my late 30s, and I've been thinking a lot about marriage and family. To be honest, I've decided to push aside thoughts of marriage and personal questions for now.

I'll die on the stage, man.

I didn't care if I was aching or hurting. I wanted to give the fans their money's worth.

There is life beyond Barcelona.

You know, I'm trying to chase rings, and that's all I'm about. So that's where the conversation stops for me.

I'm focused on football and my career. No one really has to doubt that. Outside, I do other things that make me happy.