Is it just me, or does this
Look," says Gyllenhaal, who is single, "the most important job for a man is to find the right woman. It's the best we can do. I thank my father for choosing my mother. She's wonderful in so many ways. And she chose well, too. I've noticed in life that the mother, first, has a primary job – and as a father, your job is to pick a caring, smart, mindful woman."
sound kinda... provincial? (You're not turning into a - gasp - Republican on me, are ya, Jake?)
I realize he's complimenting the mother's role in raising the child, but he's kind of underestimating the father's. Isn't he?
~ Barb, from her "Probably Reading Too Much Into It Again" LP