"Renner was 42 when Ava was born. 'It was like seeing The Matrix,' he says. 'In a second, everything just opened up and made perfect sense.' He named her Ava because it's 'a classic Hollywood name' but also because it's a palindrome, like Renner. He has custody every other week, he says, and the rest of the time she's with his ex-wife.... I ask him the most fun parts of having a daughter. 'Everything's fun, man. Especially at this age.' She loves dance, gymnastics, musical instruments, swimming. Renner tries to keep her from being too girly: 'Like this Christmas,' he says, 'she got a princess castle, but she also got a tool set.' ... Friends say Ava is everything to Renner. 'She has her daddy wrapped around her finger,' (Renner's friend, Kristoffer) Winters says, 'The few times in life I've seen him cry were because he missed something of hers.' ... Renner says he would have loved to have more kids. 'I'd like to have eight running around,' he says. 'A gaggle, a little clan.' He thought about having another girl and naming her Hannah, also a palindrome. 'But at this point,' he says, 'that's not in my future.' I tell him you never know, but he shakes his head. 'It takes two,' he says. 'Doing it alone is not fun. You want to share the experience. You kind of want a partner. I've done so many amazing, cool-ass things in my life - but I think as we get older, there's more value in doing something with somebody.' ... 'I won't even let (Ava) watch Avengers. The only reason she knows I'm Hawkeye is because I'm on her pajamas.' ... 'Parenting is not a sexy thing. But when someone has fortitude, they're always going to be there. I'm the rock,' he says."
— Josh Eells, Men's Journal article about actor Jeremy Renner
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