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 BardemThe earliest memories I have from my childhood are of my mum getting ready to go on stage. I must have been about five and I would watch her vomiting backstage on opening night, and then the next minute she became Isabella, the Queen of Spain. At the time I remember thinking, 'What kind of schizophrenic job is this?' Now it all makes sense.
Javier BardemWe actors always say how difficult and physically demanding a role was. But give me a break, it's only a movie.
Javier Bardem