"Deadpool" star Ryan Reynolds has revealed though he was the youngest of the four brothers in the family, he wasn't pampered by his siblings but considered a "moving target."
The 39-year-old actor said his growing up years prepared him for his role in "Deadpool", reported People magazine.
"It's intense when you're the youngest of four boys. You sort of cultivate all these other aspects, survival aspects, that you wouldn't normally cultivate, you know, being the oldest."
He continued, "It's something I always related to and I think that's why I connected to the character 11 years ago. As a kid, I was the youngest of four boys. I wasn't considered a younger brother, I was considered a moving target."
Reynolds, who plays the role of a "kind of hyper-funny, hyper-violent, but very meta" superhero, admitted that growing up in a house full of boys wasn't exactly easy, but proved to be beneficial.
"The way I stayed alive was with my mouth because I'm not going to win with my fists," he said. "I felt like I was sort of rehearsing for Deadpool from the get-go."
In fact, the actor said that him and his brothers would "destroy the house."
"That's part of the reason I don't want boys, because I don't want a wiffle house. I just want the house to be normal," he said.
