Spiderman star Tobey Maguire says it is ‘challenging’ to juggle a film career and time with his family.

Maguire, 36, became a dad for the second time last year when his wife Jennifer Meyer gave birth to their son Otis. The couple also have a three-year-old daughter Ruby.

Talking about new flick Brothers, he told The Boston Globe: “You’re working on the movie 12 to 14 hours a day, and then going home and preparing for the next day, memorising lines, reflecting on what you did, and thinking about what you have to do the next day.

“It wasn’t easy. Put it this way, my wife told me I wasn’t much fun to be around for those few months.”

Maguire added that the intensity of filming can sometimes be tough when you have a young family.

He said: “It’s always challenging. It does create tension [in the relationship]. But my wife, she understands, and we both do the best we can to get through those experiences.”