The Spanish actor also tells Sky News how his decision to give the character a deeper voice elevated the film's comedy value - and that he is delighted to be up for an Oscar but isn't taking it too seriously.
0:42It's almost two decades since cinema audiences were introduced to Antonio Banderas as Puss In Boots.
"I was surprised because in a very strange way I found that the movie had to do with me more than I thought. "So it's interesting, the movies that are aimed at kids are kind of reflecting about the beauty of life and how much we should praise that - and so I thought it was beautiful and very intelligently done."
"As a father I know that very early in their lives they see everything… So I think we freely can talk about these issues with them, knowing that if we do it carefully it can produce an effect on them that is positive."Banderas said that when he was initially approached about the character 20 years ago, he was asked to make his own voice"thinner" to match the stature of the small animal.
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