Antonio Banderas

I like flesh. I do! Something to hold.

— Antonio Banderas

I've done many different movies in many different contexts.

— Antonio Banderas

I don't think there is a guy that played more gay characters than I have done in my life.

— Antonio Banderas

When I do a political movie, I do a political movie.

— Antonio Banderas

Characters don't belong to anyone, not even the person who plays them.

— Antonio Banderas

When you work in a different language you are not so attached to the words.

— Antonio Banderas

Everything changes as you get older - your mind, your body, the way you view the world.

— Antonio Banderas

I think we are realising that governments can't govern us any more.

— Antonio Banderas

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

— Antonio Banderas

It's about paying attention to the little things, the details... Constantly rediscovering your partner, knowing there's a way out of any crisis.

— Antonio Banderas

Whatever happens in my life from now on, I know the day I finally die - the final act of my script…

— Antonio Banderas

I wake up every morning, look in the mirror and ask, 'Am I a sex symbol?' Then I go back to bed…

— Antonio Banderas

If you call a cat, he may not come. Which doesn't happen with dogs. They're different types of animals. Cats are very…

— Antonio Banderas

Melanie is more of a disciplinarian with the little girl than me, probably because it's my first baby. She gets everything easy…

— Antonio Banderas

There are some movies that I would like to forget, for the rest of my life. But even those movies teach me…

— Antonio Banderas

You have to be in good shape, basically. And then, you have to have a certain craziness, if you're going to do…

— Antonio Banderas

There's something happening in the world that didn't happen before. We are acting like one big brain.

— Antonio Banderas

Sometimes I have wrinkles, in the morning. It depends on what kind of night that I had. I accept myself and the…

— Antonio Banderas

Cats are very independent animals. They're very sexy, if you want. Dogs are different. They're familiar. They're obedient. You call a cat,…

— Antonio Banderas

I remember in 'Law of Desire,' where I played a homosexual, that people were more upset that I kissed a man on…

— Antonio Banderas

Sometimes I am just playing the character. I will move out of the way of the microphone, and they will have to…

— Antonio Banderas

Sometimes I feel very guilty, so I don't know if I am a clear example of a perfect father, because sometimes I…

— Antonio Banderas

If you become very self-conscious about what you are doing, you kill. You kill the character. Then it doesn't work. You have…

— Antonio Banderas

[Pablo] Picasso was born in my hometown, in Málaga, so I have this of strange connection with his persona and with what…

— Antonio Banderas

When you go to the movie theater and the opening of this movie and you see the kids just cracking up with…

— Antonio Banderas

I don't believe in any kind of fundamentalism.

— Antonio Banderas

I get caught up in my bubble of reading, writing, or music.

— Antonio Banderas

I couldn't be with someone who is depressed all the time.

— Antonio Banderas

I've always been an optimistic guy, to tell you the truth.

— Antonio Banderas

Cinema has opened a world of possibilities up for me.

— Antonio Banderas

I had an idea and I wanted just to make it work. And I am never, ever secure on the set that…

— Antonio Banderas

In Spain we have a saying about the essentials of life: good food, good wine, good sex, good sleep.

— Antonio Banderas

I'm still a promising actor. It's better to be climbing even if you have a lot of falls than to be descending.…

— Antonio Banderas

Up until the time I was 31 years old, in Spain, I still didn't know how I was going to pay the rent.

— Antonio Banderas

It was an honor and privilege to arrive to this country 16 years ago with almost no money in my pocket. A…

— Antonio Banderas

I'm a complete hypochondriac. If my heart starts beating a little faster than normal, I think I'm having an attack.

— Antonio Banderas

As an actor, when you encounter a psychopathic personality, you naturally want to make him 'bigger than life,' as the Americans say.

— Antonio Banderas

I often feel very guilty because of the time that I spend outside of my home and the little time that sometimes…

— Antonio Banderas

I cry a lot, you know. Which is very difficult for a man to recognise, but I do. I cry in movies,…

— Antonio Banderas

This girl said "Yes" when I wasn't ready. I kissed her lightly and got so dizzy I had to sit down.

— Antonio Banderas