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" 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. "

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" 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

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

Javier Bardem

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" 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. "

" 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. "

" The award is important in order to bring people to the movie theater. That's the only principle meaning of any award. "

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

" I live in Spain. Oscars are something that are on TV Sunday night. Basically, very late at night. You don't watch, you just read the news after who won or who lost. "

" 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

" I want to act because I don't know how to do anything else. "

" I look at myself, and I see a Spanish person who's trying to be understood by an English-speaking audience and is putting a lot of energy into that, instead of into expressing himself freely and feeling comfortable. "

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

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

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

" 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. "

" I don't know how to drive a car. "