I've always belonged to the street, and I always will. It's in my DNA.

- Javier Bardem

This great imperialistic world called the United States has made us believe that an Oscar is the most important thing in the world for an actor. But if you think about it for five minutes you realise it can't be.

- Javier Bardem

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

There is no middle ground in Hollywood; you're a failure or you're a success. That mentality is wild.

- Javier Bardem

There is no good side to celebrity.

- Javier Bardem

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

The fact that I like to make characters doesn't mean that I like to watch my characters being made, my performance.

- Javier Bardem

The background - your own history - is way more important than what you can achieve as a professional.

- Javier Bardem

Some quality performances and movies have a chance to be rewarded, but it's not like it's a bible.

- Javier Bardem

Really, I don't see this heart-throb thing at all.

- Javier Bardem

We actors always say how difficult and physically demanding a role was. But give me a break, it's only a movie.

- Javier Bardem

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

- Javier Bardem

I used to be a good party boy. I'm old. I'm an old man. You pay the consequences. I'm just fine with a couple of drinks, no more than that.

- Javier Bardem

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

- Javier Bardem

I truly don't have any formula for the choices I make.

- Javier Bardem

I retired from rugby because I was old and getting really slow.

- Javier Bardem

I have a man and a woman in the same body; I have the male and female values in the same body.

- Javier Bardem

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

- Javier Bardem

I don't really care where movies come from as long as they're worth making.

- Javier Bardem

I don't like to talk about my personal life.

- Javier Bardem