Cole Hauser Admits He Can’t Say No ‘to Anything’ His Daughter Requests — but Can with His 2 Boys

Cole Hauser is opening up about the biggest difference he’s experienced between raising his daughter and raising his sons.

On the Thursday, Nov. 7, episode of The Drew Barrymore Show, the Yellowstone star, 49, revealed that his and wife Cynthia Daniel’s 11-year-old daughter Steely “runs the roost,” which is also includes their sons Ryland, 20, and Cole, 16.

“I love her ultimately so much that it’s hard for me to say no to anything,” the actor admitted. “But I’m getting better as she’s getting older to be a little bit more cautious with giving her everything she asks for.”

Laughing, host Drew Barrymore asked, “Was it like that with your boys?”

“No,” he promptly replied. “They get nothing. ‘Go to work, do what I tell you to do, go play sports.’ It’s just totally different.”

He added, “My wife says it all the time, she’s like, ‘She’s got you wrapped around your finger.’ ”

While filming the fourth season of Yellowstone on location during the COVID-19 pandemic. Hauser told PEOPLE in November 2020 that he saw that period as a lesson in “how important it is to take advantage of family.”

“It’s been a little rough over the last couple of years just because I’m away for five months at a time,” he said, explaining how his family copes when he is away from home.

“It’s not easy to parent from afar. Steely is an absolute pistol, and they’re great boys. When I’m away they kind of take over, making sure that mom and Steely are watched over. That’s how I raised them and I’m proud of them for that.”

Yellowstone returns Sunday, Nov. 10 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on the Paramount Network.