Javier Bardem Quotes

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Javier Bardem

Profession : Actor

Birth : March 1, 1969

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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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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I was raised not to be afraid to show emotion or imagination.

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The bad news is that only the bad people reach the news because they are noisier.

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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 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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I retired from rugby because I was old and getting really slow.

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An award doesn't necessarily make you a better actor.

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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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Even in the darkest regions, people have discovered their right of freedom.

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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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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 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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I don't know how to drive a car.

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I don't believe in stereotypes. Most of the time, stereotypes are just that.

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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've always said I don't believe in God, I believe in Al Pacino.

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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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I enjoy my job as long as I can create a character, otherwise it's boring.

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Awards were made in Hollywood, in whatever the time it was created. They're to promote each other's movies. You give me an award, I give you an award and people will believe that we are great movies and they'll go to see them. It's still the same.

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