Rico Nasty Quotes

You're freaked out that you're going to be having a child, and once you're looking after your daughter, it's the most beautiful thing in the world.

Having children is one of the most passionate and involving bits of business in human life.

My first child, I think I was completely shell shocked. I was ecstatic but in shock that I was now responsible completely for another life and it was my co-creation and how did I manage that?! I was in awe that I had actually done what millions of other women had done, given birth and now an added responsibility of 'mommy' in my life ahead!

I'm completely excited and confident going into fatherhood.

The biggest surprise, which is also the best, is that I didn't know I would love motherhood as much as I do.

I love the surprise element of being a mom.

I was married by 18 and I had a beautiful little girl.

Nothing can prepare you for the all-consuming nature of motherhood, and I am very aware of my good fortune, as I spent years fretting about whether I'd ever meet anyone to have a baby with.

When Mary arrived, I felt a mixture of emotions, including panic and overwhelming love. I felt a great sense of responsibility, not just towards my child but also towards her father. There have been many influences on my life, but that thing of finally becoming a family person was the greatest.

I love every minute of fatherhood, staying up all night, changing nappies, kids crying, I find it really funny and inspiring. It connects you to the world in a new way.

To be honest, I can't wait to be a dad. I really hope that that's how the cookie crumbles for me.

When somebody's calling you 'Mommy,' it's a wonderful thing. But also to have that responsibility and to know that you and your partner have this little thing that's totally relying on you - and it made me, I suppose, less selfish. Not that I was mega-selfish to start with, but it's lovely having that responsibility. It's scary.

You always hear people say that having kids changes everything, but you can't fully realize it until you have children yourself.

I want to be a dad. That's floating to the top of my list. I think it's such an important thing. I'm at the age where everyone has kids, and I ask them, 'Is it like a puppy?' And they go, 'It's 10 times a puppy.'

Having a child, particularly your first child, is such a life-changing moment. Nothing can really prepare you for that.

It's just a great feeling, once you have a child.

I always wanted children but I was scared. Being responsible for a baby is such a big thing so I was nervous!

Everybody always tells you what an awesome and unique experience being a parent is. Words can never do the feeling justice.

All those things they say about a baby changing your perspective - it does!

When you become a parent, it blows you open in ways that you never thought possible in terms of a level of love that I know I never thought I could possibly have.

I knew I wanted children in my life. The acting was always in relation to it. Life at home is chaos. They're wonderful. They're such interesting human beings. I just love it. I'm lucky.

The time I spend with my kids informs every fiber of who I am.

You'll have an unbelievable sense of calm when you have a baby.

I'm the bad guy on the rest of Jennifer Love Hewitt's 'The Client List,' I'm the bad guy in Renny Harlin's 'Hercules 3D,' and I'm a movie star - finally - on Showtime's new series 'Ray Donovan.' But most importantly, I'm about to be a daddy, so I'm expecting some 'Dark Circles' for real.

Actually, I didn't start sweating until I had children.