Walton Goggins Says He’s By no means Argued with His Son Augustus, 14

Walton Goggins brings his cool, calm and picked up vitality into every thing he does — together with being a mother or father.

The White Lotus star, 53, appeared on Amanda Hirsch’s podcast Not Skinny However Not Fats and shared that at the same time as a mother or father, he brings his trademark calm vitality to the desk. “I have been a mother or father now for 14 years, and I’ve by no means had an argument with my baby ever,” stated Goggins, who shares his 14-year-old son Augustus with spouse Nadia Conners.

“I imply [there] was a second when he was being an a—— for a time period,” he continued. “And we had been…his mother, my spouse needed to exit of city for a few days and we had a dialog about that.”

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“And about two totally different roads that he may go down. And one, your life would appear to be this, and the opposite, your life would appear to be this. And you understand, ‘your determination,’ ” Goggins recalled telling his son at age 10. “‘That is like, perhaps the primary large determination you are ever going to make.'”

Goggins went on to say that he was “very measured and calm” as he advised his son he may both change the best way he was appearing, or face the repercussions that include appearing out.

“I stated, ‘Properly, you understand, it is a large choice. You recognize, that is kinda how you’ve got been appearing and you can proceed to behave that means, and that is most likely what your life is gonna appear to be,’ ” Goggins remembered. “‘Or you can get up with gratitude, you understand, and actually go searching and be grateful for your life and take part in our life as a household, as an lively member, and your life may appear to be this.'”

The actor says that his son went to mattress and awoke in the course of the evening realizing his reply.

“He stated, ‘Dad, I considered it. I’ve actually considered it. And I wanna get up with a lifetime of gratitude daily,’ ” Goggins stated of his son. “‘I promise. That is what I would like. I wanna be that man.’ And I simply checked out him and you understand, crying like everyone else. However actually, I simply checked out him and stated, ‘Wow, you’re as sensible as I assumed you had been. You might be that man. Oh, good for you. Let me shake your hand.'”

Though Goggins would not typically share about his son, in a February 2025 video for GQ’s 10 Necessities, he cited books as one in every of his high 10 must-haves earlier than sharing just a few of his favorites, together with the inspiration behind his son’s moniker.

“There isn’t any different writer that’s extra vital to me than this man proper right here, W. Somerset Maugham,” Goggins stated. “The identify of this guide is The Moon and Sixpence. It’s the one guide that I’ll give any artist as a present.”

Goggins added, “I really like this guide and this writer a lot that my spouse and I named our son Augustus Somerset Goggins after Somerset Maugham.”