Actor, Ryan Phillippe's childhood prepared him well for his role as father to kids, Ava, 8, and Deacon, 3. 

In an interview with Entertainment Tonight, Phillippe calls fatherhood his greatest achievement, and the "most important thing" about him.

"My mother had a day-care center in my house growing up. And I come from a big family on the East Coast. We grew up helping take care of and raise kids, so it's very second nature to me."

But Phillippe says he faces a challenge explaining the media attention the family attracts. "You try to make it seem as commonplace as you can. That's sort of the approach you have to take with all of that stuff, with the press, with the paparazzi. You kinda just say, 'Well, you know, Mommy and Daddy do this certain kind of job and it creates an interest in the public,' and you minimize all of that stuff as much as you can."  

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