Ryan Reynolds.Photo: Rodin Eckenroth/WireImage
Ryan Reynoldsis looking out for his family.
TheSpiritedstar accepted the prestigiousAmerican Cinematheque Awardin Beverly Hills Thursday and expressed deep gratitude for his acting career and home life withBlake Lively.
Yet the Golden Globe winner also shared that he won’t let daughters James, 7, Inez, 6, and Betty, 3, follow in their famous parents' footsteps until they’re older.
“When they’re older, they can do whatever the hell they want,” he adds. “I’m excited for that.”
“Our job is to foster as much interest in as many different things as possible at this point.”
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“I know girls, so I’m kind of hoping that,” said Reynolds, while noting that he and Lively “don’t know” the sex oftheir fourth child on the wayand “never find out ‘til [they’re born].”
Reynolds is the 36th recipient of the American Cinematheque Award and the first Canadian to ever receive it. During the event he received tribute speeches fromWill Ferrel, Nathan Fillion, Mary Steenburgen,Octavia Spencer, Rob McElhenney, Sean Levy and Lively.
The evening also featured video tributes from Jeff Bridges, Salma Hayek, Hugh Jackman, Helen Mirren, Sean Levy and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds.Dia Dipasupil/FilmMagic
“This honor tonight is a moment for me that is almost unspeakable,” Ryan adds to PEOPLE about the accolade. “I mean, it certainly happens to somebody after you’ve been doing this a long time, and I sometimes forget, I’m not a 22-year-old kid anymore, so that’s amazing.
“This is a room filled with collaborators that I’ve had for decades, some of them, and they’re friends and this is a community that I know and love and I’m just really grateful that this is happening,” he continues.
source: people.com
