69 Javier Bardem Quotes To Ponder Over
Best known for starring in the Academy Award winning negative role in the cult classic Coen Brothers’ film ‘No Country for Old Men’, Javier Bardem is a Spanish actor. Javier was born and raised in Canary Islands, Spain amidst a family environment that was directly linked with cinema and acting. Owing to his family’s long history with the art of films, Javier became interested in acting early in his life. After making his film debut as a child with the Spanish film ‘The Scoundrel’, Javier made his debut as an adult with the film ‘The Ages of Lulu’ and overtime starred in films such as ‘No Country for Old Men’, ‘Vicky Cristina Barcelona’ and ‘Skyfall’. Recipient of one Oscar Award, Javier is also known for his political opinions. We have compiled for you the list of best Javier Bardem quotes on topics such as truth, people, world, cinema, acting, time and art taken from his interviews, articles and talk show appearances.
I'm a great believer in stunt doubles. They do an amazing job.
Many people out there don't have a choice in choosing their friends and the people they're being manipulated by. Thank God, I have that choice. I can use my judgment and choose.
I don't believe in stereotypes. Most of the time, stereotypes are just that.
The good thing about being an actor, and the gift of being an actor, is that you are beautifully forced to see the world with different eyes.
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 go to someplace else.
The background - your own history - is way more important than what you can achieve as a professional.
I can't imagine what it would be like being James Bond 24 hours. That must be exhausting.
When I was born, there was a very isolated idea of what it meant to be a man or a woman, and you belonged to one gender or the other.
I don't like to talk about my personal life.
I've always belonged to the street, and I always will. It's in my DNA.
You know I don't like to talk about my personal life.
Even in the darkest regions, people have discovered their right of freedom.
I believe in people.
When you put gas in your car you are making a political statement, because you are supporting the empires that control and continue the destruction of some countries.
Life is not perfect.
There is no good side to celebrity.
Bond is the longest-running franchise ever and there's a reason for that: they are action movies but they are also touched by current events without being political or too serious.
I truly thank whoever's up there for giving me the opportunity to be loved.
The fact that I like to make characters doesn't mean that I like to watch my characters being made, my performance.
I have a man and a woman in the same body; I have the male and female values in the same body.
I'm happily married.
There is no middle ground in Hollywood; you're a failure or you're a success. That mentality is wild.
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.
I retired from rugby because I was old and getting really slow.
You want to do your job well so that people in the future say, 'OK, he's not bad, let's hire him.'
Really, I don't see this heart-throb thing at all.
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.
The personal thing is something I have never talked about. And I never will. That is prohibited. My job is public. But that's it. When you're not working, you don't have an obligation to be public.
Every time I wake up, I see myself like somebody beat me up.
My concern is to continue respecting my work as I've done since I began as an actor and I could only do that if I'm strong enough to keep on doing what I think best in an artistic way.
