Goldie Hawn believes Kate Hudson has inherited her acting talents.

The 46-year-old film star is the daughter of singer Bill Hudson and Goldie, and the 80-year-old actress is convinced that Kate has good acting genes.

Goldie - who has been in a relationship with Kurt Russell since 1983 - explained to People: "It's instinct. It isn't learning. We all live together. We're a family together. And we have genetics that are very similar.

"All of us, we see somebody in here and I look at Ryder and I see Oliver, [Hudson's sons] and the kids. But I don't think that there's ... We learn by example. We don't learn by oration, rhetoric, none of that."

Goldie thinks Kate was fortunate to grow up in a household with two Hollywood stars.

She said: "Katie's obviously come from two people who make movies, and with that, you see how we behaved."

Kate also admits that she's benefited from being surrounded by film stars.

The actress explained: "I think it's also more about the set experience for me as a kid growing up than it is maybe about ... Because we never got to work together. And I think I've learned the most from people that I'm actually studying with and working with."

Earlier this month, Kate insisted that she understands "how the [movie] business works".

The actress acknowledged that her career has gone through ups and downs - but Kate always knew that success was just one good movie, or one good role, away.

Kate - who was known for starring in romcoms earlier in her career - told The Hollywood Reporter: "My last agent -- he's since quit the agent world -- said, 'I don't know why I get more upset about the parts you don't get than you do.'

"But I've never personally felt underestimated. I understand how the business works. You're always only one part away from the experience reinvigorating itself."

Kate is also determined to play her part in keeping the cinema experience alive, amid the rise of streaming platforms.

The actress - who appears alongside Hugh Jackman in Song Sung Blue, the biographical musical drama film - explained: "It's exciting to see people's fight for this -- not as much about them and their chances as it is for getting people in the theatre.

"When people stand on the precipice of something that could be a lost art, like the cinema experience, it does change the way you think about it. You cannot take it for granted. It makes you lean in even more -- or at least it has for me. It's like, 'Oh right, this art form actually, really matters.' But you're always fighting commerce -- art and commerce are an awful marriage."