The ultimate acting is to destroy yourself.

About 25 years ago, I was in an apartment, and next door, they put on the radio, so I struck the wall with my fist, but they did not put the radio down. I took a tool and banged until I made a hole through the wall. It was like a comedy movie.

The flamenco of the Gypsy has nothing to do with the flamenco for tourists. Real flamenco is like sex.

On working with director Werner Herzog: I have to shoot without any breaks. I yell at Herzog and hit him. I have to fight for every sequence. I wish Herzog would catch the plague.

The ultimate acting is to destroy yourself.

Why have I had this life? If I knew, I wouldn't have done it

You have to protect yourself, your body, your being. You cannot treat it badly; you have to keep it, make as sensitive as possible