Articles and interviews

1) from Findarticles!
How has having a famous father affected you, personally and professionally? Professionally it's affected me a lot. Kurt's imparted so much wisdom, having lived through 35 years of moviemaking, acting, directing and writing. Personally, fame never really played any part in our family life. We were taught manners and we had to do our chores--Katie [Hudson, Oliver's sister] and I grew up as normal kids. How has having you as a son affected your father? After one of the first dates Kurt had with my mom [Goldie Hawn], they came back to the house. Mom was extremely proud of her children, and wanted Kurt to see us. She led him up to our room, and while we were sleeping, he stood over us for 20 minutes, just looking. That moment was probably a huge turning point for Kurt, watching us sleep and knowing that this was going to be his new family. What is a key piece of advice that your father has given you, and have you followed it? His advice to me is basically to just love what you do and don't let the fear of failure stop you. On my 24th birthday, he sat me down and told me to remember the words, "Who cares?" He told me the minute you have that attitude, that's when you'll be great. I'm trying to follow that advice. Do you think there should be a Son's Day? [laughs] Every day is Son's Day. Fathers in today's modern families can be so many things. Blood relatives often have nothing to do with family, and similarly, family is about who you choose to make your life with. How does that apply to you and your family? Father or stepfather--those are just titles to me. They don't mean anything. That was kind of how "Pa" [Oliver's name for Kurt] came about. It's just a word; it's just a title. You can love someone like your son, even if he's not your biological son, and you can love someone like your father, even if he's not your biological father. Titles don't describe how you feel.