Stellan Skarsgard thinks being a good parent is basically impossible. The 74-year-old actor, father to eight kids, including actors Alexander, Gustaf, Bill, and Valter Skarsgard, admitted one of his sons compared him to the egocentric, absent father he plays in his new film Sentimental Value. He told an outlet he was not insulted, noting the situations might seem similar but are different, though his child saw something he did not. Skarsgard bluntly stated you can never satisfy a kid because parents are only human and children are not perfect either.
He confessed he was not always a present father when his large brood was younger, calling it frankly impossible with eight kids. His philosophy involves mutual tolerance, letting his children do whatever they want while they extend the same freedom to him. The Dune star also admitted he would not have been happy doing typical dad stuff like watching from the sidelines at sports games. He has a good relationship with his children now, but acknowledges they have their complaints, something everyone just has to live with.
He confessed he was not always a present father when his large brood was younger, calling it frankly impossible with eight kids. His philosophy involves mutual tolerance, letting his children do whatever they want while they extend the same freedom to him. The Dune star also admitted he would not have been happy doing typical dad stuff like watching from the sidelines at sports games. He has a good relationship with his children now, but acknowledges they have their complaints, something everyone just has to live with.
