Ryan Reynolds News: Actor Talks Environmental Advocacy And His Legacy For Daughter James [VIDEO]
The 39-year-old Green Lantern actor does not only captivate women with his looks and acting skills, but also indulges himself with planting trees.
According to E! News, during Eddie Bauer and American Forests 50 millionth tree-planting ceremony in Lake Arrowhead, Calif., the actor opened up about how he first became involved in conservation efforts and why his outlook on the environment has changed since becoming a father.
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The actor also shared that the reason he became so involved of being an environmentalist is because during his high school days, Reynolds had thoughts of impressing a girl.
"My high school crush entered an environmental awareness program in the tenth grade so like any idiot young boy I followed her there, and yeah the result was that I got a kind of awareness about our environment and its fragility and those sorts of things," the actor recalled. Before adding that he "left basically a different person. That program transformed me."
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Reynolds also dished out that there is really a big difference now that he has become a father and his perspective has also shifted in having a good environment towards his daughter James.
"Especially when you have kids, and I think a lot of person can relate to that, you suddenly start to go, 'What's going to be left for you? What's going to be here for you?" he shared.
The Deadpool star added, "If my legacy could be one thing it would be something in the spectrum of preservation or ecology for sure. I do everything that I can to make sure that my daughter has a wilderness to run around in."
This is not only the first time that Reynolds has partake himself in an environmental activity, though he may have given the honor of planting the 50 millionth tree for Eddie Bauer and American Forests' big event, he recalled, "I've planted lots of trees before, that [this] is the first time I've used professional tree-planting equipment. Eddie Bauer and the American Forests have done so much to conserve the environment and I think it's in everyone's interests to do that."
