‘The Odyssey’ actor John Leguizamo says his wife helps keep his ego in check

John Leguizamo said his wife makes sure he stays grounded.

Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images "The Odyssey" actor John Leguizamo said his wife is his "moral compass." She gives him the freedom he needs to pursue his creative work, but makes sure fame doesn't get to his head, he said.

"She'll call me out, set me straight, put me in my place," Leguizamo said.

John Leguizamo said his wife makes sure the glitz of his Hollywood career doesn't go to his head.

Speaking on the " Wild Card with Rachel Martin " podcast, Leguizamo reflected on more than two decades of marriage and the role his wife plays in supporting both his personal and creative life.

"My wife is my moral compass," Leguizamo said.

Leguizamo met his wife, Justine Maurer, while working on the crime drama "Carlito's Way," in which he played an up-and-coming gangster, and she worked in the costume department.

"We dated, and then we got married.

We had kids, but she's always been sort of the north star, keeping our house together, keeping me together," he said.

" The Odyssey " actor said his wife understands that he needs certain freedoms and routines to create and write, and gives him the space to be the artist he wants to be.

However, her support also comes with plenty of honesty.

"She'll call me out, set me straight, put me in my place.

She'll do all of that, which is great.

Humbling," Leguizamo said.