Eric Roberts knows he could’ve been a better father to daughter Emma Roberts. The 68-year-old actor opened up about his complicated relationship with Emma, 33, in his newly-released memoir, “Runaway Train: Or the Story of My Life So Far.

In his memoir, Eric Roberts praised his daughter Emma Roberts for becoming the type of parent he wasn’t able to be. "I loved my little daughter with the strength of Hercules, despite my own weaknesses,

Eric Roberts knew early on that he couldn’t be the father that Emma Roberts deserved. In his new memoir Runaway Train: Or the Story of My Life So Far, the 68-year-old actor reflected on

American actor Eric Roberts recently spoke about parenting his daughter Emma Roberts, and how he couldn’t handle being a parent, and still doesnot feel like a father figure. In his new memoir Runaway Train: Or the Story of My Life So Far,

"I imagine I will remain as Julia’s brother and Emma Roberts’s dad for the rest of my life," he writes. "I'd like to make good on that, to move aside proudly and with grace. That’s part of the reason for writing this book."

Eric Roberts is reflecting upon his parenting style and details how he raised his daughter Emma Roberts. In his newly released memoir, the actor shared how he managed to be there for the Holidate actress in her younger days while also abandoning his then partner,