Red Carpet Confidential: David Arquette Keeps Daughter Coco, 8, Grounded

By:OK! Staff

Oct. 25 2012, Published 4:16 a.m. ET

Coco Arquette is no Suri Cruise.

Even though her divorced parents Courteney Cox and David Arquette are both superstars, the eight-year-old doesn’t enjoy over-the-top adventures like the thrilling helicopter rides Tom Cruise likes to lavish on his six-year-old daughter with Katie Holmes.

“We try not to spoil her,” David, 41, tells me this week during the Angel Ball to benefit Gabrielle’s Angel Foundation For Cancer Research held at Cipriani Wall Street in NYC. “It’s important for kids to stay grounded. It’s crazy growing up in Hollywood, so we just try to keep her connected, real, human and honest.”

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Still, that doesn’t mean Coco’s parents are always perfect.

“You always make mistakes, but it’s best to learn from them,” the actor says. “Hopefully they don’t cause too much heartache.”

One thing Coco can anticipate is a fun time trick-or-treating this Halloween.

“I think she’s a devil-angel mix,” he says.