Javier Bardem Quotes
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I think we are living in selfish times. I'm the first one to say that I'm the most selfish. We live in the so-called 'first world,' and we may be first in a lot of things like technology, but we are behind in empathy.
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When you put gas in your car you are making a political statement, because you are supporting the empires that control and continue the destruction of some countries.
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Now, there are so many movies, so many festivals, and so many awards going on, each judged with each other, like your work is worse than others and that's not fair. How can you tell what's best and what's worst from these awards? We're talking about art.
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Celebrity is very weird.
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I enjoy my job as long as I can create a character, otherwise it's boring.
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When you know people are really at peace with who they are and what they do, they collaborate and want to help you to improve.
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I don't really care where movies come from as long as they're worth making.
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I live in Spain. Oscars are something that are on TV Sunday night. Basically, very late at night. You don't watch, you just read the news after who won or who lost.
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But don't call me an actor. I'm just a worker. I am an entertainer. Don't say that what I am doing is art.
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Imagine the situation between Israel and Palestine. It's such a big mess. You can be on one side or the other. But what's clear is that there's an urgent need for a solution there and that's been dragging on for so long.
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The fact that I like to make characters doesn't mean that I like to watch my characters being made, my performance.
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I'm happily married.
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I have this problem with violence. I've only done one movie in almost 20 years where I killed people. It's called Perdita Durango. It's a Spanish movie. I'm very proud of the movie, but I felt weird doing that.
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I don't know how to drive a car.
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Bond is the longest-running franchise ever and there's a reason for that: they are action movies but they are also touched by current events without being political or too serious.
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I retired from rugby because I was old and getting really slow.
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I was emotionally and physically punched in the stomach. This is not a place where you go and deliver the lines and then you come back. It's kind of a life-changing experience. But it can't get better than this for any actor - this is like an opera.
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Even in the darkest regions, people have discovered their right of freedom.
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I was raised not to be afraid to show emotion or imagination.
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There is no good side to celebrity.
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This great imperialistic world called the United States has made us believe that an Oscar is the most important thing in the world for an actor. But if you think about it for five minutes you realise it can't be.
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I've always belonged to the street, and I always will. It's in my DNA.
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I have a man and a woman in the same body; I have the male and female values in the same body.
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The middle and working classes are paying the debt that the financial markets created.