Colombian-American actor John Leguizamo refused to take off his clothes for the uncomfortable sex scenes in the new movie The Babysitters because he didn't want himself or his young co-star to appear naked on screen.

Leguizamo teams up with actor Sam Waterson's daughter Katherine in the movie.

Contactmusic.com quoted him as saying, "I was mortified about the situation because, in the script, she's underage and in high school.

"Luckily, it was Katherine and she's legal. I wanted it to be more in your mind. I didn't want to do nudity in the film, maybe it's my ex-Catholic nature but I found it too much, so we kept our clothes on and the sex was in your own dirty mind."

The movie is about a ambitious babysitter who starts an escort agency for sex-deprived fathers. This has made Leguizamo think about his own daughter's future dating games.

"I hope my daughter is a lesbian because that would be a lot easier. That's not a joke. Everything is sexualised in our society.

"It's great that it's free but then there's no code of ethics or how does this all get worked out when everybody is so stimulated with the young folk and even the older folk are on Viagra. It's all such a mess," he said.