Javier Bardem Quotes
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We live in the moment now where this whole movie business is crazy.
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We live in a world of denial, and we don't know what the truth is anymore.
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I do respect people's faith, but I don't respect their manipulation of that faith in order to create fear and control.
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What does my performance have to do with Russell Crowe's? Nothing. If I play Gladiator and we all play Gladiator with Ridley Scott in the same amount of time, maybe we have a chance to see who did it best.
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Many people out there don't have a choice in choosing their friends and the people they're being manipulated by. Thank God, I have that choice. I can use my judgment and choose.
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I've always said I don't believe in God, I believe in Al Pacino.
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I truly don't have any formula for the choices I make.
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Every time I wake up, I see myself like somebody beat me up.
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I am always saying, 'I don't believe in God; I believe in Al Pacino.' And that's true. If I ever get a phone call saying 'Would you like to work with Al Pacino?' I would go crazy.
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I'm a great believer in stunt doubles. They do an amazing job.
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People have been born in refugee camps and they are getting tired of that.
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There is no middle ground in Hollywood; you're a failure or you're a success. That mentality is wild.
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The award is important in order to bring people to the movie theater. That's the only principle meaning of any award.
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Everybody in Spain is sick of me. But in America, there's curiosity about the new kid on the block who doesn't speak English very well. The attention makes me feel vulnerable, which is something I hadn't felt in a while. But I like it.
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I truly thank whoever's up there for giving me the opportunity to be loved.
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I do a job and am lucky enough to do a job that I love, but it is a hard one. I'm not saying it is as hard as working in a coal mine, but it is still difficult in a different way. Sometimes you have to go through very strong emotional journeys and then come back to yourself. And that can be difficult to control.
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I will work with a director who has good material because at the end of the day, that's what counts.
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But I remember the moment when my father died. I wasn't a very committed Catholic beforehand, but when that happened it suddenly all felt so obvious: I now believe religion is our attempt to find an explanation, for us to feel more protected.
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I don't believe in stereotypes. Most of the time, stereotypes are just that.
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I've always said that playing rugby in Spain is like being a bullfighter in Japan.
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My truth - what I believe - is that there are no answers here and, if you are looking for answers, you'd better choose the question carefully.
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I believe in people.
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I look at myself, and I see a Spanish person who's trying to be understood by an English-speaking audience and is putting a lot of energy into that, instead of into expressing himself freely and feeling comfortable.
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My concern is to continue respecting my work as I've done since I began as an actor and I could only do that if I'm strong enough to keep on doing what I think best in an artistic way.