“This movie really took me by surprise,” Banderas admits to EW.
Banderas knows this is something everyone can relate to after the last few years.
I stopped smoking after the heart attack, and I feel great now.

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But I had the opportunity to see death was right in front of my very eyes.
And it was very scary."
Just like Puss, Banderas was able to learn from that near-death experience.

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“Not many people can say that, and be content to say that.
And not every person lives through something like that to tell the story, but I did.
In a strange way I related to my character in this particular movie.”
Almost like an alter ego.
Puss in Boots: The Last Wishhits theaters Dec. 21.