BA : I had to do a lot of imagining, and talked to friends who had kids. What I discovered when I talked to them is the openness with which they expressed
how parenthood had changed them. It surprised me, because they would be these tough guys I grew up with. As far as the dynamic with [my screen daughter]
Raquel Castro, I kind of relied on her. She has a father, I don’t have a daughter. So I took the cues from her about how that relationship might be, and
she was great about it, really helpful.

Q: Have you witnessed the change a child makes in your director, Kevin Smith?

BA : I think the story came out of his own ruminations on what it would be like if he had to raise a daughter by himself. Would he be up to it? What would
he do? For career driven people that’s the central preoccupation of your life. You’re trying to make money, or achieve some goals that you have set out for
yourself and then all of a sudden you’re sideswiped by this whole other aspect of life – a family. What my character realises is that your family, as well
as what sort of person you actually want to be, are the things that are really important. It’s about trying to become a man I guess.