On Saturday night Ashton Kutcher received the Robert D. Ray Pillar of Character Award, and dedicated his acceptance speech to his wife Mila Kunis and their two children, 2-year-old Wyatt and 4-month-old Dimitri.
Speaking about what it means to be a role model, Kutcher thanked his family for showing him what ‘good character’ was.
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‘Because life doesn't happen to you, it happens for you. Every. Single. Time. And as long as you have love and kindness and optimism and a pursuit of something greater in your heart, you're the lucky one. So this award is for you. It is for my family, it's for all four of my parents, it's for my wife, who kicks my ass on character every day.’
In particular, he thanked his wife of two years, Mila Kunis.
‘I mean, I'm telling you, this morning, I woke up and she kicked my ass on character,’ he said.
‘I thought I was awesome because I got up early and helped with the kids before she woke up and I let her sleep a little bit and then she's like, “Well, now you're gonna act tired? I do it every day.” But it was a character moment, right? Because she's right!’
However, it was having children that taught him the ‘greatest lesson in character’.
‘When I had these kids, my wife and I had these kids and we got to share that amazing, amazing, amazing honor, my first response was, I wanted to call my parents and say, 'I'm sorry, because I never knew how much you loved me.'
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