Jeff Goldblum wants his kids to get jobs and support themselves financially when they're older: 'I'm not going to do it for you'
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- Jeff Goldblum said he expects his kids to financially support themselves when they grow up.
- On a podcast, the actor said his own experience as a teen earning money playing the piano was important.
- Goldblum joins other celebrities like Gordon Ramsay, Ashton Kutcher, and Elton John in this parenting approach.
Jeff Goldblum wants to support his kids — by not supporting them financially.
On the "Table for Two with Bruce Bozzi" podcast, the 71-year-old actor explained that he expects his two kids with wife Emilie Livingston, Charlie, 8, and River, 6, to support themselves financially when they get older.
"Hey, you know, you've got to row your own boat," the star said at the 39:39 mark.
"I'm not going to do it for you," he added. "And you're not going to want me to do it for you. You've got to figure out how to find out what's wanted and needed and where that intersects with your love and passion and what you can do. And even if it doesn't, you might have to do that anyway."
Goldblum isn't the only Hollywood star who doesn't plan to financially support their kids when they're older. Gordon Ramsay, Ashton Kutcher, and Elton John have all said they want their kids to make it on their own.
On the podcast, Goldblum emphasized that working for his own money was how he grew up: when he realized he needed money as a teen, he looked through the phone book and cold-called places that had pianos to ask if they needed a player.
"I got a couple of jobs," he said. "There was part of me [that realized] this is important."