TERRENCE HOWARD IS INSPIRED BY HIS “LITTLE PRINCESSES”
Actor Terrence Howard, who is set to star in Disney animation film, The Princess and The Frog, says that his two daughters inspired him to do the film.
“…they are my little princesses. When I was speaking as my character (James, Princess Tiana’s father), I was speaking to my little girls.”
In a recent interview with Redbook magazine, Terrence admits that his daughters have helped him to better understand women.
“Young men tend to come into relationships feeling very strong and powerful, and they make a lot of mistakes. But they soften when they have daughters. You see women through a whole different light because now you know that they were once someone’s little girl. I wish I’d had this knowledge when I was 20 — I wish I could call all the women I’ve ever dated and apologize. I didn’t know how precious they were. I know better now.”
He may “know better now”, but Terrence says that he wishes he had a fairy godmother to help him to “better communicate” with women.
“A man will say something that in his mind is completely appropriate, even poignant, but the woman will hear it very differently. There’s such frustration in that.”
So does the father of three-Aubrey, 16, Hunter, 14, and Heaven, 12- believe there’s a Prince (or Princess) Charming for everyone?
“Yes, you have to believe that or the world stops spinning. The first Prince Charming in our lives is our father, and the first Princess Charming is our mother. I think parents should show their children how to love, how they should be loved.”
Terrance Howard is a great father. And very handsome guy. I wish the best for him and his family.
that whole the first prince charming thing is correct. That goes back to the parent being the child’s role model and example. The way a man treats his mother or grandmother reflects the way he might treat you. The same is true with girls. there relationship with their fathers reflects there relationship with men
Aww that’s great!
Very nice words from a father.
Didn’t realize he was one of the voices in the film. that’s neat.
I am not a big fan of his. But I agreee with his words. If more Fathers and Mothers were in children lives from the start showing thme love. Our girls would NEVER settle for these men treating them like h’s and b’s. If not the real parent a male or female role model would do mircles for the youth today. His daughters will not settle for any kind of man.
All his kids look just like him