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I knew when I got into this business I couldn't have it both ways: I could live the playboy lifestyle, which is not a bad thing to do, or have a traditional family life, which is how I grew up. And that was more important to me. ↗

— Chris O'Donnell

#bad thing #both #business #could #family

I try not to get too rattled about things that aren't that important - there's a different outburst for when the kids are reaching for a knife in the kitchen versus the reaction I have when they just won't stop talking. And my wife and I have mellowed out as we've gone along. ↗

— Chris O'Donnell

#along #different #get #gone #i

I was burned out, and my wife and I were having our first kid, so I wanted to take some time off. In this business, if you take too long, the landscape changes. So the opportunities that were there when I decided to take a break weren't there when I came back. ↗

— Chris O'Donnell

#break #burned #business #came #changes

I'm definitely the most tech-savvy in my family. My wife wouldn't have a clue, as far as getting the computer working. All of my kids, it's amazing. Like everybody's kids, they're more savvy than I am, probably. ↗

— Chris O'Donnell

#amazing #as far as #clue #computer #definitely

I'm from a big family - I'm the youngest of seven - and my wife is one of four. So we always wanted a lot of kids. It's what we're used to, and for us it's what life is all about. ↗

— Chris O'Donnell

#always #big #big family #family #four

It's the most amazing feeling to hold your child in your arms. ↗

— Chris O'Donnell

#amazing feeling #arms #child #feeling #hold

My wife and I have mellowed out as we've gone along. With the first baby, when she cried, we'd think, Oh my God, what do we do now? But with Finley, our fourth - he's the easiest baby ever, and I think that has a lot to do with the fact that we're much more relaxed these days. ↗

— Chris O'Donnell

#baby #cried #days #easiest #ever

I feel that I am a good actor. ↗

— Burt Lancaster

#am #feel #good #good actor #i

The only time it got really crazy was during 'Batman.' Anywhere I went in the world, people knew who I was. I was being offered these huge films that would have taken my career to a different level, and I decided to put on the brakes. I knew if I continued on that track, I probably wouldn't have gotten married. ↗

— Chris O'Donnell

#batman #being #brakes #career #continued

There are obviously peaks and valleys in everyone's career. This business can be a roller-coaster ride, and it's really hard to stay on top all the time. Very few people do. ↗

— Chris O'Donnell

#career #everyone #few #few people #hard