Catherine Zeta-Jones.Photo: Araya Doheny/WireImage
Catherine Zeta-Jonesis loving life with her family — which she says gets “better and better” every year.
The actress, 53, hit theNational Treasure: Edge of Historyred-carpet premiere in Hollywood on Monday night with her 22-year-old son,Dylan Douglas.
“I enjoy every minute with this guy. Well, he’s a good son. It’s just the best,” the mother of two, who has been married to fellow actorMichael Douglassince 2000, tells PEOPLE of her date. (The couple also share daughterCarys, 19.)
“I mean, each year gets better and better and with such good friends, I think, in our family, which is great,” she adds.
Zeta-Jones also discusses doing her own stunts forNational Treasure— and thankfully, she didn’t have any injuries. “Certain stunts in movies and stuff, you have to do,” she says. “Unless you’reTom Cruiseand you really want to fly out of a plane.”
“I’m not Tom and I admire him for all he does. But for me, it’s a wonderful career. Those stunt people are wonderful,” the actress adds.
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Dylan Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones.Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images
Additionally, the Welsh entertainment veteran voices that she would love “to direct at some point” and tell her “own story through the lens.”
Appearing in the series as villain Billie, whom she has described as a “black-market antiquity dealer,” Zeta-Jones also tells PEOPLE that she is a huge fan of the original 2004 film starringNicolas Cage.
“Well first of all, husband Michael isvery happy that this is my date! A collaboration between the two of us, the gift that keeps on giving,” Zeta-Jones told PEOPLE at the time.
Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones.Rich Fury/Getty Images
“Both my daughter and Dylan have been so incredibly supportive to me, not just as an actor, but just me, you know,” she shared of their “very close relationship,” adding, “I’ve been extremely blessed to be able to have both in my life.”
Like any mom, theAcademy Awardwinner is also just happy that her son “actually wants” to hang out with his parents too.
“It’s cool to see how, you know, you meet people, talk to people, how they act, and you know, see if maybe one day I want to do that,” Dylan shared with PEOPLE at theWednesdaypremiere of observing his parents at work. “So it’s very cool.”
As for the family’sholidayplans, Zeta-Jones told PEOPLE on Monday that Douglas, 78, was recently working in Europe, but they will be “all together” for the season.
“To have our little nucleus back together is always the best,” she says.
National Treasure: Edge of Historybegins streaming Dec. 14 on Disney+.
source: people.com
