I wanted to become a painter for a while. I think it was because I was lazy. Javier Bardem More Quotes by Javier Bardem More Quotes From Javier Bardem I don't really care where movies come from as long as they're worth making. Javier Bardem carelong 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. Javier Bardem wanthelpingpeople Every time I wake up, I see myself like somebody beat me up. Javier Bardem beatswake-up I was raised not to be afraid to show emotion or imagination. Javier Bardem emotionimaginationshows All of the good movies are based on how that story was told. And you cannot do it with a bad script, that's for sure, no matter who. Javier Bardem good-moviematterstories I truly thank whoever's up there for giving me the opportunity to be loved. Javier Bardem opportunitygiving I have this problem with violence. I've only done one movie in almost 20 years where I killed people. It's called Perdita Durango. It's a Spanish movie. I'm very proud of the movie, but I felt weird doing that. Javier Bardem donepeopleyears In 22 years of acting, I've only done two movies where I, personally, kill people. The Coens called me the Spanish Ballerina on (the No Country For Old Men) set, because every time I had the gun, when they called cut, I'd give it back and say, 'Take this s**t out of my hands!' There were laughing, like they couldn't believe I was supposed to be the villain. Javier Bardem cuttingbelievecountry There is no good side to celebrity. Javier Bardem sides We actors always say how difficult and physically demanding a role was. But give me a break, it's only a movie. Javier Bardem rolesactorsgiving There is no middle ground in Hollywood; you're a failure or you're a success. That mentality is wild. Javier Bardem middle-groundmiddlehollywood I want to act because I don't know how to do anything else. Javier Bardem heatwantart I've played people that are on the line of evil and good, but that's life. We are always playing with the good and the bad. I see them as people. I don't see them as caricatures. I try to not make them caricatures. Maybe I fail, but I try to see what' behind them. Would I play the hero? A superhero? I don't think so. But, I play good guys. There are some there, but you have to look. Javier Bardem heropeoplethinking I don't think an actor needs to necessarily go through his things to do his job. I think it's way more important to imagine. And then, when you're imagining, your experiences, your images and your own personal things will show up, but you keep imagining. You don't get stuck in your own personal things, otherwise you are telling your story in every character, and that's not interesting for anybody. Javier Bardem characterinterestingthinking People have been born in refugee camps and they are getting tired of that. Javier Bardem borntiredpeople I have a man and a woman in the same body; I have the male and female values in the same body. Javier Bardem malesfemalemen The award is important in order to bring people to the movie theater. That's the only principle meaning of any award. Javier Bardem awardsorderpeople 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. Javier Bardem actorsdifferenteye I truly don't have any formula for the choices I make. Javier Bardem formulaschoices [That night] I was sitting by Jack Nicholson with my long list of thanks, and I said, `I'm so nervous. I don't know what to say if I go up there.' He said, `Don't get emotional, drop the names, and dedicate it to your mother.' Javier Bardem emotionalmommother
