Antonio Banderas
Antonio Banderas
José Antonio Domínguez Bandera, known professionally as Antonio Banderas, is a Spanish actor, director, and producer. He began his acting career with a series of films by director Pedro Almodóvar and then appeared in high-profile Hollywood movies, especially in the 1990s, including Assassins, Evita, Interview with the Vampire, Philadelphia, Desperado, The Mask of Zorro and Spy Kids. Banderas also portrayed the voice of "Puss in Boots" in the Shrek sequels and Puss in Boots as well as the bee in...
NationalitySpanish
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth10 August 1960
CityMalaga, Spain
CountrySpain
You see a woman, 22 years old, going out with a guy over 60 - and it's kind of natural. But if it happens in the opposite direction everyone says, 'What is going on there?
If you call a cat, he may not come. Which doesn't happen with dogs. They're different types of animals. Cats are very sexy I think too in the way they move.
I think I am good in the department of body language and fighting, and stuff like that. It's just natural to me, maybe because I love sports.
I don't believe in any kind of fundamentalism.
Listen, I think movies serve many different purposes, from those movies that are frivolous and just an entertainment, to movies that just go to exploring the complexities of the human soul. Everything is valid if it's done with honesty and dignity, and I actually do both of those types of movies in my career.
Sometimes I feel very guilty, so I don't know if I am a clear example of a perfect father, because sometimes I also just punish myself, saying I'm not doing probably the right thing at this particular moment. It's a secret.
I don't want anything I don't deserve, but if they offer me more money, I'm not stupid.
I think the worst enemy for success is the anxiousness to get it.
I like going everywhere. And I love starting new things.
You can change a person in their exterior aspects, but the soul remains, it still is there, and especially if that person has been changed involuntarily.
I'm a complete hypochondriac. If my heart starts beating a little faster than normal, I think I'm having an attack.
Characters don't belong to anyone, not even the person who plays them.
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.
When you work in a different language you are not so attached to the words.