Kevin Costner: “I Would Like To Be In Love”
Kevin Costner may be newly divorced, but the Hollywood icon isn’t closing his heart. The 69-year-old actor, who finalized his split from Christine Baumgartner earlier this year, has opened up about love, fatherhood, and the lessons he’s learned from following his heart.
Hope for Love After Divorce
When asked by PEOPLE if he could see himself falling in love again, Costner was candid:
“Yeah, I think everybody would like to be in love. There’s such a good feeling that’s associated with that. It may have to be defined in a different way, but yeah, I love the idea of that possibility. I’m not going to let anything harden my heart.”
Despite the pain of his breakup, Costner’s optimism proves that he still believes in love’s power and is open to new beginnings.
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Putting Family First
Costner admitted that navigating divorce was particularly challenging because of his three youngest children—Cayden (17), Hayes (15), and Grace (14)—whom he shares custody with Christine.
“You just keep talking, you keep coaching [the kids], you keep interested in what they’re interested in … I had to.”
In total, the actor is father to seven children, and his role as a dad remains his top priority.
Listening to His Heart
Costner also reflected on how following his instincts changed the course of his life. Back in the 1970s, while studying at California State University, Fullerton, he made the bold choice to pursue acting—despite uncertainty and no guarantees of success.
“The confidence came when I listened to my heart, right at the very end of college where I thought, ‘I’m not going to be worried about what people think anymore.’”
His leap of faith led him into Hollywood, where he started at the very bottom, sleeping in his camper near a payphone as he chased his dream. That perseverance eventually made him one of the most respected actors of his generation.
Looking Ahead
With a career spanning decades and a personal life that’s had its share of highs and lows, Kevin Costner stands as a man who has endured heartbreak but refuses to let it define him.
Whether or not love finds him again, his words make one thing clear: Costner still believes in the possibility of joy, connection, and starting over.