There are some movies that I would like to forget, for the rest of my life. But even those movies teach me things. Antonio Banderas More Quotes by Antonio Banderas More Quotes From Antonio Banderas I remember in "Law of Desire," where I played a homosexual, that people were more upset that I kissed a man on the mouth than I killed a man. It's interesting to see how people can pardon you for murdering a man, but they can't pardon you for kissing one. Antonio Banderas kissinglawmen Expectation is the mother of all frustration. Antonio Banderas new-beginningsfrustrationmother In Spain we have a saying about the essentials of life: good food, good wine, good sex, good sleep. Antonio Banderas winelifesex I've never worried about what audiences would accept or had a game plan regarding the career. I never had an idea of how I should look to my fans or anybody else. Antonio Banderas careersgamesideas Everything changes as you get older - your mind, your body, the way you view the world. Antonio Banderas viewsmindworld Whatever happens in my life from now on, I know the day I finally die - the final act of my script - people will always make references to the work I’ve done with Almodóvar. Antonio Banderas finalsdonepeople I drink a bucket of white tea in the morning. I read about this tea of the Emperor of China, which is supposedly the tea of eternal youth. It's called Silver Needle. It's unbelievably expensive, but I get it on the Web. Antonio Banderas whiteteamorning I like going everywhere. And I love starting new things. Antonio Banderas new-thingsstarting I couldn't be with someone who is depressed all the time. Antonio Banderas I'm a complete hypochondriac. If my heart starts beating a little faster than normal, I think I'm having an attack. Antonio Banderas heartlittlesthinking Films should be for everybody. Antonio Banderas filmshould We're living in hard times. Antonio Banderas hardhard-times I cry a lot, you know. Which is very difficult for a man to recognise, but I do. I cry in movies, you know, just watching movies. Antonio Banderas difficultcrymen I discovered very soon, especially for movies, because I started in theater, that every director has his own universe. You have to be free enough to try to understand what he wants from you. Especially when that director has a tremendous personality. And I'm talking about people like Pedro Almodovar and Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino and Woody Allen. And you have to adapt. If you don't adapt to them, you are off the thing. Antonio Banderas personalitytalkingpeople A couple of years after I arrived in Hollywood, everything that was Latino was fashionable, and years after, my thought is that we're not fashionable anymore. We're here to stay. Antonio Banderas hollywoodcoupleyears I think that comedy is one of the more serious things that you can do in our day, especially in the world that we're living in. Antonio Banderas serious-thingsworldthinking It was an honor and privilege to arrive to this country 16 years ago with almost no money in my pocket. A lot has happened since then. Antonio Banderas moneycountryyears I completely take on the risk, the poker game, which being an artist means, and I'm going to try to make a film which honestly reflects what I have in my head. Antonio Banderas artistgamesmean My Spanish is getting a little bit loose. Sometimes I go to Spain and after I've been talking with my folks for a while... you start changing the verb for the adjective, for example, which is a common thing between Spanish and English. I change that sometimes but after a couple days there, boom, I'm back. Antonio Banderas couplechangetalking I think I'm a romantic person, yeah. Antonio Banderas romantic-personyeahthinking
