Daniel Radcliffe nails the utter absurdity of baby sleep schedules

Harry Potter is now a dad. Actor Daniel Radcliffe opened up to E! News about some of the ridiculous shenanigans we figure out as new parents, including the tyranny of baby sleep schedules. He’s about as relatable as they come.

He and his longtime girlfriend Erin Darke welcomed their first son this year. And the former movie actor turned Broadway star has plenty to say about it.

“It’s frankly terrifying to have a human being in the world that I care this much about,” he says. “Everything he does is going to affect how I feel about my life for the rest of my life. So, you know, that’s intimidating.” 

But on a more positive note, he says, “He’s the best thing that’s ever happened,” and “he’s awesome.” As Daniel Tiger, and all parents would say, we get it Daniel — we can feel two feelings too.

The 34-year-old is “surprised” at the confusion of how babies sleep. “The less/sleep, the more I sleep at night. But the less they sleep, the less they sleep! And the more they sleep, the better they sleep! It makes no sense,” he jokes. But whatever happens in the night, you don’t love your baby any less in the morning. “You wake up in the morning and go over to them and they turn around and smile and you’re like, ‘I don’t care about any of the things you just did.’”

Overall, life seems sweet for Harry in this new phase of parenting, and life, as he stars in the Broadway show Merrily We Roll Along which opened Oct. 8 in New York City. A fitting title for his general outlook right now.