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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.'

Javier Bardem

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Javier Bardem
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: May 1
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