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Direct From Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest: Why Benny Blanco Looks Forward to Making Mistakes as a Dad · Direct From Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest

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  Speaker 1: Direct from Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest.
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  Speaker 2: Benny Blanco and Selena Gomez have already made it clear
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  Speaker 2: they want kids eventually. And when the time comes, Benny
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  Speaker 2: isn't worried about making mistakes as a dad.
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  Speaker 1: In fact, he thinks it's pretty important.
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  Speaker 3: For both the parent and the kid, he made the
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  Speaker 3: comments on the Open Book with Jenna podcast reflecting back
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  Speaker 3: to his own childhood because he identifies that some of
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  Speaker 3: the negative things he experienced really helped him get to
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  Speaker 3: where he is today.
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  Speaker 4: Yeah, including so-called bad experiences with his parents that instilled
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  Speaker 4: the courage and bravery to do something different. Although obviously
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  Speaker 4: he still wants to be the best parent that he
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  Speaker 4: can be.
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  Speaker 2: But Benny knows, as all moms and dads do, he'll
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  Speaker 2: mess up here and there, and that's okay. Those are
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  Speaker 2: the experiences that, in his words, might screw up a
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  Speaker 2: kid a little bit, but will also help make them special.
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  Speaker 1: Maybe put a little fire in their belly.
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  Speaker 3: Yeah, he says in every meaningful relationship, we all have
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  Speaker 3: those blemishes on our report card. But if you care,
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  Speaker 3: when you recognize it, it feels so good to change
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  Speaker 3: and make it an A +.
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  Speaker 1: Benny's new EP, Hermoso, is out now. That's direct from Hollywood.