Robert De Niro, the 80-year-old star, became a father for the seventh time in April when his girlfriend Tiffany Chen, 45, gave birth to a baby girl named Gia, and the actor has now admitted that his partner does most of the of "work", but at the same time he does his best to support her.
He told The Guardian: "Having children is not easy. I mean, I don't make a big deal out of it. I'm there for her, I support my girlfriend, but she does the work."
When asked if he enjoys fatherhood, the film star replied: "Of course I do ... I love it all! My grown children, my grandchildren. I don't talk to grown children the way I do with my 11-year-old, although she's quite clever."
De Niro continued to talk about his hope for the future and insisted that one of his ambitions is to "stay alive".
He added: " Of course I think about death, at my age ... I'm aware of that. But it's good to think more about time. Every summer, every new season, everything, you say: 'Well, I will use these few months of summer to be with my children, with my family.'
"I can't wait until next summer - I don't know what's going to happen. So everything becomes more important. Everything I do, time-wise, is important. Whatever you think of doing in two years, you better think about doing it now."
