Sep 9, 2009, 12:00 GMT
Ricky Gervais doesn't want children because he's worried they'd turn out like him.
British actor and cast member Ricky Gervais. The 48-year-old actor explained: "We never wanted to be parents, with all that entails: the loss of freedom, total dependency. EPA/DANIEL DEME
The British comedian and his partner Jane Fallon decided against starting a family when they were both students in their 20s.
The 48-year-old actor explained: "We never wanted to be parents, with all that entails: the loss of freedom, total dependency.
"I didn't have a work ethic for such a long time. Imagine if I had a child like me? I didn't start earning until I was 36."
Ricky is also concerned his obsessive personality would make him a nervous father.
He told Red magazine: "I'm the sort of person who has to check three times that I've shut the door, so I'd probably stare at a kid all day to check it was breathing."
Ricky and Jane have been together for 27 years. They have never married, but share a £3.5 million property in north London and a £3 million New York apartment.
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