There is no middle ground in Hollywood; you're a failure or you're a success. That mentality is wild. — Javier Bardem Copy Share Image
The background - your own history - is way more important than what you can achieve as a professional. — Javier Bardem Copy Share Image
When you put gas in your car you are making a political statement, because you are supporting the empires that control and… — Javier Bardem Copy Share Image
The personal thing is something I have never talked about. And I never will. That is prohibited. My job is public. But… — Javier Bardem Copy Share Image
You want to do your job well so that people in the future say, 'OK, he's not bad, let's hire him.' — Javier Bardem Copy Share Image
I was emotionally and physically punched in the stomach. This is not a place where you go and deliver the lines and… — 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
