Stellan Skarsgard refuses to give parenting advice to his kids

Father-of-eight Stellan Skarsgard refuses to give parenting advice to his kids because it's "very dangerous".

The Dune star, 74, is dad to six grown-up children - Alexander, 49, Gustaf, 44, Sam, 43, Bill, 35, Eija, 33, and Valter, 29 - with his first wife My Skarsgard as well as Ossian, 16, and Kolbjorn, 13, with his second wife Megan Everett and he is also now a grandfather but he's adamant he won't be passing on any of his wisdom about raising families.

He told PEOPLE: "I haven’t given them [his kids] any advice at all because it is very dangerous to do.

"Because if they listen to my advice and they’re successful, it’s because of me, and if they listen to my advice and they’re not successful, it’s my fault. So it’s a lose-lose situation."

He added of his children: "Watching the chara