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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.

Javier Bardem

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Javier Bardem
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: May 1
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Rugby Player
Rugby Union Player
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Las Palmas
Javier Ángel Encinas Bardem
Javier Angel Encinas Bardem
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The earliest memories I have from my childhood are of my mum getting ready to go on stage. I must have been about five and I would watch her vomiting backstage on opening night, and then the next minute she became Isabella, the Queen of Spain. At the time I remember thinking, 'What kind of schizophrenic job is this?' Now it all makes sense.
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When you know people are really at peace with who they are and what they do, they collaborate and want to help you to improve.
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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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Every time I wake up, I see myself like somebody beat me up.
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I enjoy my job as long as I can create a character, otherwise it's boring.
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But I remember the moment when my father died. I wasn't a very committed Catholic beforehand, but when that happened it suddenly all felt so obvious: I now believe religion is our attempt to find an explanation, for us to feel more protected.
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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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I want to act because I don't know how to do anything else.
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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 will work with a director who has good material because at the end of the day, that's what counts.
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There is no good side to celebrity.
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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 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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I can't imagine what it would be like being James Bond 24 hours. That must be exhausting.
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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 retired from rugby because I was old and getting really slow.
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People have been born in refugee camps and they are getting tired of that.
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