At the time, the actor added that he was too focused on other aspects to start making family plans. “You have to have passion for it. You have to have fuel for it,” he explained. “It’s like saying to someone, ‘Man, you know, you’re pretty good with your hands, you’d be a great carpenter,’ but if I want to be an actor, I’ll be an actor.'”
Though John admitted that it’s “flattering” how some people believe he’ll make a good father, he’d rather turn his attention to helping kids fulfill their dreams though his work with the Make-a-Wish Foundation.
“I love that joy and I love that connection and that’s where I’m at right now,” he added. “It is a difficult water to tread because everyone’s like ‘well, when,'” he added. “I just know not now.”
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Fast X is out in theaters May 19.