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

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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You shall love. Whether you like it or not.
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I retired from rugby because I was old and getting really slow.
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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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[That night] I was sitting by Jack Nicholson with my long list of thanks, and I said, `I'm so nervous. I don't know what to say if I go up there.' He said, `Don't get emotional, drop the names, and dedicate it to your mother.'
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I used to be a good party boy. I'm old. I'm an old man. You pay the consequences. I'm just fine with a couple of drinks, no more than that.
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An award doesn't necessarily make you a better actor.
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Even in the darkest regions, people have discovered their right of freedom.
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I can't imagine what it would be like being James Bond 24 hours. That must be exhausting.
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All of the good movies are based on how that story was told. And you cannot do it with a bad script, that's for sure, no matter who.
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I look in the mirror and I don't see a sex symbol. I just see a guy who looks like he's been beaten with a baseball bat. I mean, is this the face of a sex symbol? They say that because I work in the movies.
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There is no good side to celebrity.
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We actors always say how difficult and physically demanding a role was. But give me a break, it's only a movie.
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I truly thank whoever's up there for giving me the opportunity to be loved.
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I want to act because I don't know how to do anything else.
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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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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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