Liev Schreiber has credited his children by Naomi Watts with keeping his feet on the ground - the actor is convinced he'd be swept up in Hollywood hype if he wasn't a father.

The X-Men star and partner Watts have two sons, 23 month old Sasha and six month old Samuel.

And Schreiber is so busy running around after his young kids, he has no time to pay attention to articles written about him.

He tells Britain's Attitude magazine, "I've always had a healthy fear of celebrity. The hardest part isn't the paparazzi or being recognised. The hardest part is believing your own press and what happens when it goes away. You've got to be careful of things that are ego driven, they will bite you in the a** when they go away.

"It helps to have a kid. You realise there are priorities. I can mope round and be depressed because no one wants to take my picture anymore but then my kid needs his diaper changed."