Matt Damon
As dad to Isabella, 6; Gia, 4; and Stella, 23 months—as well as step-dad to Alexia, 14—Matt hopes they stay out of the spotlight. "I would try to steer my daughters away from acting," he told The Hollywood Reporter. "Women are in a different business than we are. It is just brutal for women. For men, the roles get really good at 40 and beyond. And that's when you really start doing your best work."
Johnny Depp
What would Johnny think if his daughter Lily-Rose or his son Jack went into entertaining? "I'd be horrified," the actor told CNN. "Once you've sort of been on the campus grounds for as long as any of us have, you have a great understanding of the amount of rejection that is involved initially and right on through. You would hope that they would want to do something a little more ... you want your kid to be ... a great painter or a great poet. You don't want them to have a boss."
Brooke Shields
Though a child star herself, Brooke hopes her daughters—Rowan, 9, and Grier, 6—choose something different than acting or modeling. "For their sake, I hope they don't," she told Life & Style. "There's a lot of pressure. As long as they get an education, they can do whatever they want. If they need my help, I'll try, but I hope they find other interests."
Britney Spears
In an interview with Cosmopolitan, the pop star was firm about not wanting her sons to follow in her footsteps. "If my sons told me they wanted to be in the entertainment business, I'd lock them in their rooms until they turned 30."
Nick Cannon
Would Nick want his twins to vie for a chance at stardom on his show, America's Got Talent? "Absolutely not. That's my personal feeling," the protective father told Parade magazine. "If you asked my wife, she would say, 'Yes! Let's sign them up next year!' ... As a parent, and maybe because I'm a new parent, I am so protective and so sensitive and would never want anyone to judge my child."
Alyson Hannigan
Alyson told Celebrity Baby Scoop that she wants her oldest daughter Satyana, 3, to have a good upbringing, without any emphasis on acting. "I worry about raising her in L.A., because you see these little kids that are obsessed with things they really shouldn't even be aware of. I really would like her to have a normal childhood, whatever that means. But if she wants to go into showbiz when she is an adult, I'll support her."
Jessica Alba
While Jessica started acting at an early age, she doesn't want the same for her daughters, Honor, 4, and Haven, 1. "I was a child actor and it worked for me, given the circumstances I was in, but I'm lucky enough to give my daughter and my second baby a completely different life and an education that I never had the opportunity to have," she said. "When they're done with college, if they want to get into the arts, that's fine. I think you will be a better artist the more life experience you have, but I wouldn't encourage them to work in this type of environment as children."
Christina Applegate
Christina's baby girl Sadie Grace, 1, won't be seen on screens anytime soon. "She's allowed to study, and if she wants to take acting or dance classes she's allowed to," she told E! Online. "But I have a very strong 'No' when it comes to monetary exchange for your talents until she's 18."
Hilary Duff
In an interview with Piers Morgan, Hilary expressed serious concern over the possibility of her son Luca catching the acting bug. "I don't think there's a way to stop it. I think kids know what they want," she said. "I just pray to God that's not what he wants."
