One of the themes of The Legend of Zorro is actually very modern because it's about a father being taken away from his family by his work which causes conflict with his partner.

I have to say that when I saw the movie I thought about my own life. I mean, I'm not Zorro, obviously, but I spend a lot of time because of my professional life out of my home. And that is something that we reproduced in the movie -- that sometimes we are oblivious to what is going on at home because we're working.

And then you suddenly say to yourself, 'Yes, but I haven't seen my kids for the last three months!' That is hard. And you know, I'm just about to start directing a movie in the south of Spain and that is something that I have to do and Melanie [Griffith, his wife] understands perfectly that and why I want to do it. So she is pushing me to do it but at the same time it's very hard to leave behind my family. So in a way, when people see the movie that is something that many other people -- and not just in my profession -- will understand and relate to that. But you know, we're talking about a fun movie. It's entertainment, but that I think does ring true.