Brendan Fraser Would Do 'Whatever It Takes' to Save Sons
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Spending long days on set portraying John Crowley — a man on the verge of losing his critically ill children — gave actor Brendan Fraser a newfound appreciation for his “very healthy” sons Griffin Arthur, 7, Holden Fletcher, 5, and Leland Francis, 3 ½.
“Maybe, while doing the movie, I’d come home and hug my boys a little tighter,” the 41-year-old Extraordinary Measures star confesses to PARADE, before adding that he is an affectionate dad in any context.
“I always hug and kiss them whether they like it or not. I’m like, ‘Come here, you,’ and you blow raspberries on them. That’s what I do.”
Still, the thought of his children being “in any kind of jeopardy” causes Brendan distress. “It makes my heart stop beating,” he explains. “I mean, it really frightens me.” Much like John Crowley, Brendan says that he “would do whatever it takes to save them,” asking “what parent wouldn’t?”
“I’d throw myself in front of a train if I had to for their well being. That doesn’t mean you can protect them from everything, but you have to try. [Costar] Harrison [Ford] came up with an enduring line which his character says in this film, ‘Don’t hope for a miracle, make one,’ and that’s exactly what my character John Crowley did.”
Griffin, Holden and Leland are Brendan’s children with ex-wife Afton Smith.
Extraordinary Measures hits theaters Friday.
Source: PARADE