A biography for Antonio Banderashasn’t been written yet.
“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.”
“In my personal life, I am very contemplative.”
“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.”
“I long to get back into theater.”
“I think I'm a romantic person, yeah.”
“I completely take on the risk, the poker game, which being an artist means, and I'm going to try to make a film which honestly reflects what I have in my head.”
“I try to teach my kids to be open.”
“I couldn't be with someone who is depressed all the time.”
“I don't like to over-intellectualize scenes that are working. I tend to think when you do that you may lose it.”
“You have to work with people you really love.”
“We're living in hard times.”
“I've done many different movies in many different contexts.”
“There's something happening in the world that didn't happen before. We are acting like one big brain.”
“I love my country. And I would have to renounce my Spanish citizenship to become a U.S. Citizen.”
“Up until the time I was 31 years old, in Spain, I still didn't know how I was going to pay the rent.”
“I do yoga every morning, then I run for half an hour and take a sauna.”
“I'm a complete hypochondriac. If my heart starts beating a little faster than normal, I think I'm having an attack.”
“Whatever happens in my life from now on, I know the day I finally die - the final act of my script - people will always make references to the work I've done with Almodovar.”
“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.”
“I did my first movie, 'The Mambo Kings,' in America without speaking the language. I learned the lines phonetically. I had an interpreter actually just to understand directions from my director.”