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All Javier Bardem Quotes
I do respect people's faith, but I don't respect their manipulation of that faith in order to create fear and control.
Javier Bardem
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I enjoy my job as long as I can create a character, otherwise it's boring.
Javier Bardem
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We live in the moment now where this whole movie business is crazy.
Javier Bardem
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I want to act because I don't know how to do anything else.
Javier Bardem
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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.
Javier Bardem
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Sometimes I say to myself, what are you doing in this absurd job? Why don't you go to Africa and help people? But I cannot help people, because I am a hypochondriac.
Javier Bardem
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The only thing I can do is act, but it's not something I even feel comfortable doing. It costs me a lot, because I'm a shy person, even if I don't look it.
Javier Bardem
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We actors always say how difficult and physically demanding a role was. But give me a break, it's only a movie.
Javier Bardem
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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
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Some quality performances and movies have a chance to be rewarded, but it's not like it's a bible.
Javier Bardem
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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.
Javier Bardem
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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.
Javier Bardem
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What does my performance have to do with Russell Crowe's? Nothing. If I play Gladiator and we all play Gladiator with Ridley Scott in the same amount of time, maybe we have a chance to see who did it best.
Javier Bardem
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I don't really care where movies come from as long as they're worth making.
Javier Bardem
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