Javier Bardem Quotes
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That was one of those moments where I felt so confident. I played three matches in the same day.
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Contrary to rumor, sometimes I can be quite a laugh.
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Whether it's through introduction of the right gut bacteria or direct modification of the genes of cows and pigs, I think we're going to have to introduce something like this into our livestock - a way to consume the methane rather than releasing it.
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I did not give my daughter the kind of childhood anybody would want. The vision of the divided loyalty between a mother and father who don't live together and don't share in decisions is a great depravation for children.
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I was deposed by a coup d'etat, by friends that I trusted and aided by the American Government.
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You have to relish the challenge of television.
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The only history is a mere question of one's struggle inside oneself. But that is the joy of it. One need neither discover Americas nor conquer nations, and yet one has as great a work as Columbus or Alexander, to do.
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I've been incredibly lucky. I've worked in two iconic shows, 'Carry On' and 'EastEnders.' If it all ended tomorrow - and it could - I'd just be terribly grateful. I've been fortunate enough to do what I love and get paid for it.
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Suppose that every prospective parent in the world stopped having children naturally, and instead produced clones of themselves. What would the world be like in another 20 or 30 years? The answer is: much like today. Cloning would only copy the genetic aspects of people who are already here.
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One of the main lessons I have learned the last five years as Secretary-General is that the United Nations cannot function properly without the support of the business community and civil society. We need to have tripartite support - the governments, the business communities and the civil society.
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I wanted to look at the mentality that can breed that sort of intensity, that kind of cutthroat, pressure-cooker feeling, especially a form of music like jazz, that should be - or you'd think should be - all about liberation and improvisation and everything.
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As an actor, I think you should always disappear a little. I act in order to lose myself.
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I was willing to accept what I couldn't change.
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I love the ending of a movie where two people end up together. Preferably if there's rain and an airport or running or a confession of love.
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I always felt that anorexia was the form of breakdown most readily available to adolescent girls.
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An unjust law is itself a species of violence. Arrest for its breach is more so.
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Education is neither eastern nor western.
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I'm really into personalities. There have been certain girls that I've been attracted to, but when we got to chatting, it was such a let-down. So for me, a great personality is key.
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I'm funny at home too, but not deliberately. My wife is usually laughing at me rather than with me.
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What's clear - and exciting - is that communication for social change is growing.
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If my tone is mocking, the tone of someone accustomed to helplessness, this is natural: the poet is a condemned man for whom the State will not even buy breakfast - and as someone said, 'If you’re going to hang me, you mustn’t expect to be able to intimidate me into sparing your feelings during the execution.'
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I think popular music in this country is one of the few things in the twentieth century that have made giant strides in reverse.
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When you are editing, the final master is Aristotle and his poetics. You might have a terrific episode, but if people are falling out because there are just too many elements in it, you have to begin to get rid of things.
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People have been born in refugee camps and they are getting tired of that.
