Ryan reynolds on taking a break from acting: 'i don't want to miss this time with my kids'

Ryan Reynolds is opening up about why he decided to take a break from acting. The _Deadpool _actor, 45, spoke with LinkedIn News Senior Editor at Large Jessi Hempel, who asked about the

actor's "sabbatical." "Well, I've done a lot of [acting]," Reynolds said in the video interview, published Monday, adding that he's "extremely

passionate" about his creative agency Maximum Effort, which he co-founded in 2018, and software platform MNTN, where he serves as the Chief Creative Officer. MNTN acquired Maximum

Effort in June. Reynolds continued, "The biggest thing for me, and I know you have kids as well, is that I don't want to miss this time with my kids." The actor — who shares

daughters James, 6, Inez, 5, and Betty, 2, with wife Blake Lively — also shared why this is the "perfect time" for him to take a break. "When I'm shooting a film,

I'm oftentimes in Europe, I'm away, there are incredibly long hours, it's a ton of constant, kind of requirement to be there the whole time — not just because I'm

performing but I'm also generally producing and writing on my movies as well," he said. "They tend to chew and blow bubbles with every aspect of my life when I'm shooting

a film," he added. "So allowing myself to step away right away, it's sort of the perfect time. Not just for my family but for MNTN and for Maximum Effort, to just kind of

focus on those for a little while." _NEVER MISS A STORY — SIGN UP FOR__ _PEOPLE_'S FREE WEEKLY NEWSLETTER__ TO GET THE BIGGEST NEWS OF THE WEEK DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX EVERY

FRIDAY._ Reynolds later said he simply wants to "live life like a normal human," stating, "I want my kids to have a pretty normal schedule. For many years when my wife Blake

would shoot a film, I would not shoot a film and I would be with the kids and vice versa. So we would sort of trade off. We never really worked at the same time. But always we were away. So

the kids were away too." That lifestyle has become challenging as their children get older, he explained. "Now that they're in school, they have a somewhat normal schedule. I

think it's totally important for their development and I really enjoy being a present dad. I love taking them to school in the morning, I love picking them up. I love that I have the

hours in between to focus on the things that I'm really passionate about like MNTN and Maximum Effort," Reynolds said. "It is a juggling act." The Golden Globe nominee

briefly shared what life at home was like during quarantine, explaining, "I certainly don't miss Zoom school, but it was really lovely — to have that insight and visibility into my

kids' real daily lives and for my wife as well." Reynolds first announced that he was taking a break from making movies in October, after wrapping the holiday film _Spirited_.

"That's a wrap for me on _Spirited_. Not sure I'd have been ready to say yes to a film this challenging even three years ago. Singing, dancing and playing in the sandbox with

Will Ferrell made a whole lotta dreams come true. And this is my second film with the great @octaviaspencer…," he wrote on Instagram. "Perfect time for a little sabbatical from

movie making. I'm gonna miss every second working with this obscenely gifted group of creators and artists. These days, kindness matters as much as talent. I've been lucky to work

with folks who are flush with both."