Jeff Goldblum becoming a father at 62 made actor 'examine' everything he could be better at

Fox News Flash top entertainment and celebrity headlines are here. Jeff Goldblum's experience becoming a father at the age of 62 was a "great task" for the actor. Goldblum, 71, and wife Emilie Livingston share two sons; Charlie, 9, and River, 7.

"It’s amazing," the actor told The Independent. "Every emotion comes up, and you are forced to examine everything that you model and could be better at," Goldblum said. "It’s a great task and opportunity.

" JEFF GOLDBLUM SAYS IT'S ‘IMPORTANT’ FOR HIS YOUNG CHILDREN TO LEARN INDEPENDENCE: ‘ROW YOUR OWN BOAT’ Jeff Goldblum opened up about fatherhood in a new interview. (Getty Images) "It's a great task and opportunity." The "Jurassic Park" star explained he was happy he waited until later in life to have kids, in a 2018 interview with iNews.

"I keep doing the math, and keep extrapolating where they’re going to be, and where I’m going to be. And when I buy a watch, I wonder who’s going to get it," he said at the time. "I’m glad I waited.

" "It feels great to do it right now, because all the things I’m considering are perfectly suited to the big questions and challenges of having kids, and what you want to expose them to," Goldblum explained. "What you want to leave them with, what life is, and what kind of life you contribute to them." LIKE WHAT YOU’RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Jeff Goldblum became a father at 62.

(Getty Images) "Independence Day" star Goldblum and Livingston, a former Olympic .