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

Javier Bardem

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Javier Bardem
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: May 1
Actor
Film Actor
Rugby Player
Rugby Union Player
Television Actor
Las Palmas
Javier Ángel Encinas Bardem
Javier Angel Encinas Bardem
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A part of being an actor is I people watch. I like to observe their behaviour, watch their reactions on the street and see how they talk to each other, and that's impossible when they are looking back at you. I used to enjoy taking the train and watching people in their own minds, struggling with themselves.
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Sometimes I say to myself, what are you doing in this absurd job? Why don't you go to Africa and help people? But I cannot help people, because I am a hypochondriac.
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