Daniel Radcliffe has shared what he has found “terrifying” about becoming a first-time dad, six months after welcoming his son with longtime girlfriend Erin Darke.
The Harry Potter star, 34, admitted that, much like many first-time parents, it’s “intimidating”.
The British actor candidly shared: “It’s frankly terrifying to have a human being in the world that I care this much about and that everything he does is going to affect how I feel about my life for the rest of my life.
“So, you know, that’s intimidating.”
Despite finding fatherhood daunting at times, the Woman in Black star also shared the things he has learned since the birth of his son in April.
He told E! News: “The fact that there is a creature in the world that can give you the worst night of your life and then you wake up in the morning and go over to them and they turn around and smile and you’re like, ‘I don’t care about any of the things you just did’. That’s pretty cool.”
In July, Radcliffe confirmed he and Darke had welcomed a son, and revealed he had deciced to take time off from work to focus on his family.
Speaking to Entertainment Tonight (ET), Radcliffe said he and Darke, who reportedly met on the set of the 2013 film Kill Your Darlings, were “having a great time” with parenthood.
“It’s great. It’s crazy and intense, but he’s wonderful and Erin is amazing, it’s a real privilege also to have this time with him,” he said.
“I was always going to take some time off, which not everyone is able to do, and so I’m able to kind of just be here with him a lot, which is lovely.”
Radcliffe added that although he planned to work less to spend time with his son, he would “never be stopping”.
“It hasn’t really yet affected things, but I really like spending time with him, and I think I’m gonna miss him when I go back to work later in the year,” he told ET.
“So I will definitely be a bit more selective… I’ve always been selective, but I think I’ll probably work a little bit less for the next few years.”
“I’ll never be stopping. I don’t think that’s good for me either.”
Radcliffe, whose other film roles include 2016 surreal comedy Swiss Army Man, divides his time between the UK and US with Darke.
Michigan-born Darke is best known for her role in 2015 series Good Girl Revolt, and more recently appeared in Prime Video series The Marvelous Mrs Maisel.
