10 Of Steve Carell’s Best Quotes On Parenting

The most challenging part of being a dad is not succumbing to your kids' cuteness all the time. That can set a dangerous precedent.

As a parent, all you want is for your kids to be safe but you don’t want to be over-protective and so you know that at some stage, they’re going to make their own mistakes and get hurt emotionally when all you want to do is protect them .

You know, people say being a parent changes you [but] it’s the same. It’s like, if you were a jerk before you had kids, you’re still a jerk. If you were a nice person, you actually might be a jerk.

You need to soak it up while you can. Especially that first year and a half of your child’s life when you’re not prepared and don’t know what to expect, and you’re catching an hour of sleep every now and then.

I'll never forget the first audition after my daughter was born.. All I wanted to do was get home to my baby and it changed my perspective on my career and on the world, on who I was.

My job doesn't define my kids in any way. When we go to places, it's about them and it's about us as a family. I think they're proud of me, but I'm just Dad.

My children don’t expect to get everything and I think our greatest achievement so far is that they respect us and listen to us. I don’t see that in all of their friends.

Ultimately, you are making your own path with your kids. And that exploration and that discovery is, I think, what’s so precious about it.

I think it’s a mistake to make your kids believe everything will always be perfect...Things happen and people make mistakes...and you have to deal with it and it’s okay.

The best advice to give a new parent is that there is no advice. It’s going to be different for every parent out there.