Overview
- Sprouse made the comments this week on the Wildmen podcast during a conversation with co-host Brendan Columbus and former child actor Mark Indelicato.
- He likened child stardom to work, saying young performers 'go in, you clock in, you clock out,' and compared their time on set to other forms of child labor while noting the obvious differences in danger and scope.
- Sprouse said the routines of acting tied his self‑esteem to being on set and left him with ongoing 'mental hurdles' that continue to affect his adult work in entertainment.
- He credited having his twin brother Cole beside him as a protective force during their shared Disney Channel years and noted both brothers have continued acting into adulthood.
- Sprouse and wife Barbara Palvin are expecting their first child and he has previously said he would not automatically bar his kids from acting, making his remarks a reflective account rather than a call for immediate industry change.