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've always been an optimistic guy, to tell you the truth. 
Every time, I reaffirm in myself that the more comfortable you are, the less you are creating. You have to feel a little bit of pain in the creation. 
It's about paying attention to the little things, the details ... Constantly rediscovering your partner, knowing there's a way out of any crisis. 
You have to work with people you really love. 
Characters don't belong to anyone, not even the person who plays them. 
I think we are realising that governments can't govern us any more. 
When you're feeling very comfortable with an actor, you are doing nothing. 
I couldn't be with someone who is depressed all the time. 
I cry a lot, you know. Which is very difficult for a man to recognise, but I do. I cry in movies, you know, just watching movies. 
Expectation is the mother of all frustration. 
I love my country. And I would have to renounce my Spanish citizenship to become a U.S. Citizen. 
I often feel very guilty because of the time that I spend outside of my home and the little time that sometimes I have for my kids. 
I divide my time badly. 
I'm in my 60s now, and just running almost 50 meters with explosives going on, it was kind of like, "Oh, my god! What am I doing here?" 
When you work in a different language you are not so attached to the words. 
Making movies is difficult and you get disorientated sometimes - even when you're working with fantastic talent. 
I think I'm a romantic person, yeah. 
I've never liked watching real-life couples play couples onscreen or onstage. It takes me out of the story. 
When I do a political movie, I do a political movie. 
I get caught up in my bubble of reading, writing, or music. 
Cinema has opened a world of possibilities up for me. 
I don't want anything I don't deserve, but if they offer me more money, I'm not stupid. 
I don't believe in any kind of fundamentalism. 
The only time you actually are a spectator of your own work is the day you read the script. 
People are not patient anymore. 
I always feel that art in general and acting in particular should make the audience a little uncomfortable, to slap them and wake them up. 
As an actor, when you encounter a psychopathic personality, you naturally want to make him 'bigger than life,' as the Americans say. 
The recycling in my house was imposed by my kids. 
I have to recognize that I am agnostic. 
It's a character that I always found really likable. I'm fond of Zorro because he was a popular figure who worked for the people. 
Hollywood is a very strong machine that needs, and in ... especially with female actors, fresh flesh. It's that cruel. But that's the way it is. 
We're living in hard times. 
In my personal life, I am very contemplative. 
I have a fantastic studio in my home, and it's my biggest toy. I have about a half a million dollars worth of musical equipment in my house. 
One thing I have clear is that I don't want to work for money anymore. 