Javier Bardem Quotes

I believe in people.

I am always saying, 'I don't believe in God; I believe in Al Pacino.' And that's true. If I ever get a phone call saying 'Would you like to work with Al Pacino?' I would go crazy.

Everybody in Spain is sick of me. But in America, there's curiosity about the new kid on the block who doesn't speak English very well. The attention makes me feel vulnerable, which is something I hadn't felt in a while. But I like it.

Even in the darkest regions, people have discovered their right of freedom.

Celebrity is very weird.

But I remember the moment when my father died. I wasn't a very committed Catholic beforehand, but when that happened it suddenly all felt so obvious: I now believe religion is our attempt to find an explanation, for us to feel more protected.

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.

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.

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 give you an award and people will believe that we are great movies and they'll go to see them. It's still the same.

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 to look at it sitting on the shelf. And, after about two weeks, you go: 'What is that doin

An award doesn't necessarily make you a better actor.

People have been born in refugee camps and they are getting tired of that.

My truth - what I believe - is that there are no answers here and, if you are looking for answers, you'd better choose the question carefully.

Imagine the situation between Israel and Palestine. It's such a big mess. You can be on one side or the other. But what's clear is that there's an urgent need for a solution there and that's been dragging on for so long.

I was emotionally and physically punched in the stomach. This is not a place where you go and deliver the lines and then you come back. It's kind of a life-changing experience. But it can't get better than this for any actor - this is like an opera.

I truly thank whoever's up there for giving me the opportunity to be loved.

Every time I wake up, I see myself like somebody beat me up.

When I see myself at 14 years old I can put my hands on my head and think: 'How could I have done that?' but at that time it had sense for me. You do the same when you're 20. And now, when you look at people who are 20 years old you ask yourself: 'Was I like that? Was I really like that?'

There is no good side to celebrity.

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 don't know how to drive a car.

The bad news is that only the bad people reach the news because they are noisier.

We live in a world of denial, and we don't know what the truth is anymore.

I think we are living in selfish times. I'm the first one to say that I'm the most selfish. We live in the so-called 'first world,' and we may be first in a lot of things like technology, but we are behind in empathy.

I do respect people's faith, but I don't respect their manipulation of that faith in order to create fear and control.