Robert De Niro: I want to live as long as possible for the sake of my little daughter

De Niro's seventh child and Ms Chen's first child was born last year Photo: Mario Anzuoni/Reuters

Robert De Niro said, that he wants to “be there as long as I can” for his baby daughter after giving birth to his seventh child at the age of 80.

The actor said it was “great” to have a child so late in life, but said he doesn't “know where things will go” with her when she grows up.

Mr. De Niro, who recently won a Golden Globe for his role in Flower Moon's “Killers,” shared his thoughts on raising children in old age with the American Association of Retired Persons on Thursday.

“I'm 80-something.” summer dad, which is great,” he said.

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“Everything I'm obsessed with or worried about just goes away when I look at her. It's wonderful.”

He said his nine-month-old daughter Gia “watched every little thing,” adding: “She looks at you very sweetly and just takes you in.”

“How are you got pregnant from her at 80?”

De Niro welcomed his seventh child last year with his girlfriend Tiffany Chen, 45.

The couple met on set while working on the 2015 film “The Intern,” in which Ms. Chen played a computer science instructor. his character's tai chi.

The two began a relationship “a couple of years later” after they “reconnected” with each other. , she previously said.

Mr De Niro previously said much of the “heavy lifting” of raising the child fell on Ms Chen, although she claimed he was “very supportive.”

The actor's advanced age was the butt of a joke by Golden Globes host Joe Coy earlier this month.

Referring to Gia's birth, Mr Coy told Mr De Niro: “Dude , I swear to God, your last performance will be your greatest performance ever.

“How did you get her pregnant at 80? Computer graphics?

Mr. De Niro has been married twice, most recently to Grace Hightower. The couple married in 1997 and separated in 2018.