[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… — Javier Bardem Copy Share Image
And the whole Oscar thing, that is just surreal: you spend months and months doing promotion, and then come back to reality with this golden thing in your hands. You put it in the office and then you just have… — Javier Bardem Copy Share Image
Awards were made in Hollywood, in whatever the time it was created. They're to promote each other's movies. You give me an award, I… — Javier Bardem Copy Share Image
When you are portraying somebody that has a very specific emotional weight, you feel like you're really starting to abandon your own body and… — Javier Bardem Copy Share Image
I'm not the kind of actor that gets crazy with [directors'] names, what draws me toward a project is the material itself. — Javier Bardem Copy Share Image
“I don't believe in God, I only believe in Al Pacino, and that's the truth.” — Javier Bardem Copy Share Image
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. — Javier Bardem Copy Share Image
Now, there are so many movies, so many festivals, and so many awards going on, each judged with each other, like your work is… — Javier Bardem Copy Share Image
I hate violence. When I hold a gun, I feel death in my hands, but it's fun to pretend in the movies. — Javier Bardem Copy Share Image
The earliest memories I have from my childhood are of my mum getting ready to go on stage. I must have been about five… — Javier Bardem Copy Share Image
I've always said that playing rugby in Spain is like being a bullfighter in Japan. — Javier Bardem Copy Share Image
I wanted to become a painter for a while. I think it was because I was lazy. — Javier Bardem Copy Share Image
![“[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.'” quote by Javier Bardem](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/a8a/javier-bardem-7004_emotional_that-night-i-was-sitting-by-jack-nichols_1122135.jpg)
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