Chris Tucker: Fatherhood made me more responsible

Rush Hour 3 star Chris Tucker‘s next project won’t be Rush Hour 4 — at least not yet — but rather a stand-up comedy movie, in which he hopes to cover a variety of topics from working with Jackie Chan to fatherhood. Chris is dad to Destin Christopher, 8 1/2, from a previous relationship, and wants to share with fans how fatherhood has changed him.

Fatherhood changed me in a way like, you, it takes awhile to realize you’re a father, it’s like, ‘I’m a father. Somebody’s depending on me.’ So, it’s like, it’s different, but it changed me in a good way because it opens you up and it really opens up a different side of you and you have to, you really have somebody depending on you.

The 34-year-old comedian is also aware that Destin isn’t the only person depending on him. Being famous, Chris knows millions of other kids look up to him as well and realized he needs to "be more cautious" and set a positive example for his son and his peers.

I took it as a responsibility, because I didn’t want to lead kids down the wrong way and give out the wrong advice, because people really do look up to you and say, ‘Well, if he does it, it’s OK.’ And you gotta take that into consideration. Kids are watching and even adults. They like you enough they say, ‘Well, he’s an alcoholic, I can drink too. That’s cool.’ You don’t want to put out bad things.

Chris’ biggest influence on Destin these days seem to be his day job. The actor suspects his son might have caught the comedy bug.

I think he might want to do it, he’s in this movie. He’s in the karate scene. You might have seen him. He’s the only black kid in it. (Laughs) With the pretty smile, so he might want to do it now that he’s got the bug. We’ll see after tonight, I think he’s going to have the bug.

Source: Moviehole