Channing Tatum may be the Sexiest Man Alive, but he's still human!
The actor opens up about his parenting beliefs, his learning disability and Justin Bieber in the July issue of Vanity Fair.
Channing and his wife, Jenna Dewan-Tatum, welcomed their baby girl Everly, at the end of May. And while they couldn't be more thrilled -- he knows they're bound to make some parenting mistakes along the way. "I don't think you can prepare. It's a bit of a freestyle," he tells the mag.
"They [his parents] weren't perfect. I don't know anyone who did have perfect parents. It's provided me with lessons I'll try to improve upon when I'm up to bat. I'm just going to be a good friend to my kid. One thing I definitely want to change is that whole 'I don't want you to make the same mistakes' mentality. My dad didn't have much money growing up; he didn't have much of an education. He forced that on me, and I didn't want it," he adds.
The actor has always struggled with a learning disability, and unlike his father who pushed medication on him, Channing says he'll never make his child take drugs for studying.
"I truly believe some people need medication,” he says. “I did not. I did better at school when I was on it, but it made me a zombie. You become obsessive. Dexedrine, Adderall. It's like any other drug. It's like coke, or crystal meth. The more you do, the less it works. For a time, it would work well. Then it worked less and my pain was more. I would go through wild bouts of depression, horrible comedowns. I understand why kids kill themselves. I absolutely do. You feel terrible. You feel soul-less. I'd never do it to my child," he reveals.
While Tatum has his own fears over parenting ... he's also concerned about the Biebs. The 33-year-old strongly believes that whatever age you become famous at, is the age you stay at -- which is why so many child stars have rough adult experiences.
"I worry about Bieber, man. That kid's wildly talented. I hope he doesn't fall down into the usual ways of young kids because it's so hard for someone to be responsible when they're not asked to be. We're not asked to do things ourselves. You have someone there with a coffee. 'You want food? I'll get you food.' I put my bag in the trunk yesterday—I can't drive here—so my driver, great guy, Terry, amazing, I call him T-Bone, I drop my bag in and left the trunk open. And I get around to my door, and I'm like, 'What the f--k am I doing? That's not my behavior,'" he admits.
Sounds like the "21 Jump Street" actor has a great head on his shoulders, and he'll be an awesome dad.
Make sure to pick up the July issue of Vanity Fair, and click "Launch Gallery" above to see Channing's sexiest shirtless moments!
