Russell Crowe to Ditch Films for Family?  10/20/06

Screen hard man Russell Crowe has hinted he may be taking a hiatus from Hollywood, because he is desperate to be "present all the time" for his children.

The Gladiator star has two children - two-year-old Charlie and four-month-old Tennyson with his wife Danielle - and he insists that family comes before films.

He says, "A big part of conversations Danielle and I are having is where are we going to be, and where's Charlie going to school.

"What are we going to do in terms of restrictions on work? I want to be the dad who takes him to school in the morning and picks him up in the afternoon, which makes making movies very difficult.

"I'm not interested in being the parent that's always away. I want to be present all the time."