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I think the worst enemy for success is the anxiousness to get it.

Antonio Banderas

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Antonio Banderas
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: August 10
Film Actor
Film Director
Film Producer
Model
Singer
Malaga
José Antonio Domínguez Bandera
Success
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Thinking
Worst
Enemy

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Whatever happens in my life from now on, I know the day I finally die - the final act of my script - people will always make references to the work I’ve done with Almodóvar.
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It was an honor and privilege to arrive to this country 16 years ago with almost no money in my pocket. A lot has happened since then.
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Characters don't belong to anyone, not even the person who plays them.
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Up until the time I was 31 years old, in Spain, I still didn't know how I was going to pay the rent.
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