Rob Lowe is at peace with his role as a father.

The actor and his wife, Sheryl, have two grown sons, Matthew Edward and John Owen. Since becoming a parent in 1993, Lowe has opened up about his approach to raising kids in a number of interviews.

In honor of his birthday, weve rounded up 15 parenting quotes from Lowe.

On Discipline

I dont mean this to be the kind [of] story where you compare yourself to others, but our way of doing it was was by being truly involved, in the trenches, focused on academics and discipline. We were the most discipline-oriented parents of anyone in their peer group. I dont feel like we were a police force, but to hear them tell it ... we kept them on a tight leash.

On What Hes Most Proud Of As A Dad

For sure, my relationship with my sons. Now that theyre older, they dont need so much discipline. I can lean into the friendship. I love having that time with them , talking about work, about jobs, career advancement and strategizing and going out golfing or going to a Dodgers game. Its the best relationship I could hope for.

On Getting Trolled By His Sons

I raised two trolls. They live to troll me . They know me too well. ... What are you gonna do? I get away with nothing. ... Im Dad. Even when I should give it back to them, I just cant bring myself to do it.

On Being A Famous Dad

Show business is actually my job, and my kids truly see it as my job. Every once in a while, they get flabbergasted that Im famous. Theyre like, Dad! You know Jim Carrey? Truthfully, they dont get it. ... Not everybody is in show business where my kids grew up, and they see that the world is so much bigger than that.

On Sending His Kids To College

I was not prepared at all for the level of emotion I was going to feel dropping my first son off at college. I knew it would be bittersweet. I had no idea how affected I would be. The irony is I was so emotional over something so good. This is the good news. All the grades, all the homework, all the tutors, all the guidance, and its all paid off. Why am I feeling so devastated?

On His Career Advice For His Kids

Its a clich, but its the best one: Find a job you love and youll never work a day in your life. Its a good one. They havent found it yet.

On Balance

Id like to think we got the balance of love and wanting to be their friends right. They dont need friends. They need parents . Thats the way we did it and, knock on wood, Im really proud of whove they become.