I have become more and more afraid about marriage and parenting. I think it's because I am getting older. Of course, there will be a lot to learn, and I also know that the experience will help in my acting.

Fear means you're paying attention

There's something honest about naming the fear rather than pretending it disappears with maturity. We often expect that by the time we're ready for big commitments—marriage, kids, the whole thing—we'll feel confident, maybe even eager. But Gong Yoo points to something real: sometimes getting older just makes you see more clearly what you don't know, what could go wrong, what demands these things will make on you.

The interesting twist is that he doesn't let the fear sit there uselessly. He connects it to growth, to becoming a better actor, to learning. That's not toxic positivity pretending fear is good—it's recognizing that the very thing that scares us often teaches us the most. A parent or spouse has to be vulnerable, to fail, to adapt. Those are exactly the skills that make someone genuinely skilled at anything, including understanding human nature deeply enough to portray it convincingly.

So the fear isn't a sign to avoid commitment. It's almost a sign you're taking it seriously. The people who scare easily in their thirties or forties might just be the ones paying attention to what these roles actually require from a person.