I hate violence. When I hold a gun, I feel death in my hands, but it's fun to pretend in the movies.
Javier BardemWhen I was born, there was a very isolated idea of what it meant to be a man or a woman, and you belonged to one gender or the other.
Javier BardemThe 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 BardemWhen I see myself at 14 years old I can put my hands on my head and think: 'How could I have done that?' but at that time it had sense for me. You do the same when you're 20. And now, when you look at people who are 20 years old you ask yourself: 'Was I like that? Was I really like that?'
Javier Bardem