Javier Bardem Quotes

I've always said I don't believe in God, I believe in Al Pacino.

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

You shall love. Whether you like it or not.

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

Age has no reality except in the physical world. The essence of a human being is resistant to the passage of time.

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

A part of being an actor is I people watch. I like to observe their behaviour, watch their reactions on the street and see how they talk to each other, and that's impossible when they are looking back at you. I used to enjoy taking the train and watching people in their own minds, struggling with themselves.

You don't need a man, you need a champion.

I enjoy my job as long as I can create a character, otherwise it's boring.

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

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.

Only unfulfilled love can be romantic

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.

I was raised not to be afraid to show emotion or imagination.

I'm a great believer in stunt doubles. They do an amazing job.

I've always said that playing rugby in Spain is like being a bullfighter in Japan.

I look in the mirror and I don't see a sex symbol. I just see a guy who looks like he's been beaten with a baseball bat. I mean, is this the face of a sex symbol? They say that because I work in the movies.

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.

I will work with a director who has good material because at the end of the day, that's what counts.

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.

I hate violence. When I hold a gun, I feel death in my hands, but it's fun to pretend in the movies.

I can't imagine what it would be like being James Bond 24 hours. That must be exhausting.

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.

The middle and working classes are paying the debt that the financial markets created.

We live in the moment now where this whole movie business is crazy.