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" 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

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" There are some movies that I would like to forget, for the rest of my life. But even those movies teach me things. "

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" We are now integrated into American society and I don't like the word fashionable, because fashionable means that it's going to pass. It's not like that anymore. "

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" I'm not such a big star. I am just a little planet. In Spain, people don't put so much attention on the star system. But here in America, I can feel it. Mostly, people are very, very nice. But there are also a bunch of fanatics behind the stars. "

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" I used to be scared of women. When I was very young they terrified me, but discovering the female universe was incredible and still is to this day, as you never stop learning about them. "

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" This may sound a little harsh, but I don't care about my career. Really, I don't like actors who are always planning what they're going to do next or always worrying about doing something that will go against the image they've created. To me, that's almost like an attack of narcissism. "

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" Everything changes as you get older - your mind, your body, the way you view the world. "

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" 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

" Listen, I think movies serve many different purposes, from those movies that are frivolous and just an entertainment, to movies that just go to exploring the complexities of the human soul. Everything is valid if it's done with honesty and dignity, and I actually do both of those types of movies in my career. "

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" 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

" Sometimes I have wrinkles, in the morning. It depends on what kind of night that I had. I accept myself and the way that I am growing older. I have eye bags and some people have proposed to me to take them out but I said no. "

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" Expectation is the mother of all frustration. "

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

" When you go to the movie theater and the opening of this movie and you see the kids just cracking up with a character you are giving your voice to, you get goose bumps. It's so beautiful. "

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" I mean, the Constitution of this country was written 200 years ago. The house I was living in in Madrid is 350 years old! America is still a project, and you guys are working on it and bringing new things to it every day. That is beautiful to watch. "

Antonio Banderas

" I think Shrek makes an effect in older people. And there are many things in the movie that you saw that are not for kids. Kids would not understand certain things. "

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" The recycling in my house was imposed by my kids. "

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" Characters don't belong to anyone, not even the person who plays them. "

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" Cats are very independent animals. They're very sexy, if you want. Dogs are different. They're familiar. They're obedient. You call a cat, you go, 'Cat, come here.' He doesn't come to you unless you have something in your hand that he thinks might be food. They're very free animals, and I like that. "

Antonio Banderas

" Melanie is more of a disciplinarian with the little girl than me, probably because it's my first baby. She gets everything easy from Papa. I am more weak. She takes advantage of me. "

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" If you call a cat, he may not come. Which doesn't happen with dogs. They're different types of animals. Cats are very sexy I think too in the way they move. "

Antonio Banderas

" I love my country. And I would have to renounce my Spanish citizenship to become a U.S. Citizen. "

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" I like going everywhere. And I love starting new things. "

Antonio Banderas

" The man who doesn't want anything is invincible. "

Antonio Banderas

" I love the diversity of America. I love the plain, normal sense of humor Americans have. It is not wicked, like in some countries. And I also love how new America is. "

Antonio Banderas