London, Nov 29 (IANS) British actor Hugh Grant says he didn't want to have kids a decade ago but now, at age 49, he hopes to be a father.

'I have so many nephews and nieces and cousins and godchildren, I like the thought (of kids), but that's on the basis that I can leave after 10 minutes. I don't know what it would be like 24 hours a day. I think I'd have a lot of nannies,' imdb.com quoted Grant as saying.

'But I haven't given up hope... I find I'm not as bad with children as I used to be,' he added.