The humor of Javier Bardem in Cannes

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The actor recalled that he started his career as “a piece of meat” in the castings and that his first roles were associated with his sounding physique

Javier Bardem appeared in the crowded Buñuel hall at the Cannes Film Festival as one of the celebrations for the contest’s 75th anniversary. Casually dressed, with a relaxed demeanor and unleashing his signature humor, the Spaniard discussed a wide variety of topics in a question-and-answer session that ranged from his marriage to Penelope Cruz to his experience with Johnny Depp in the Pirates franchise. or the Caribbean. When asked about the early days of his career, the four-time Oscar nominee and winner for playing Anton Chigurh in No Country for Old Men commented that he made his debut at a time when celluloid was the norm.

“I was 20 years old and life was different,” he said, “and the way of making films was also different. The films were an event, an event that would be released in a cinema and could last a year if it were these days a movie can stay on screen for up to a month and a half or two so we live in a different era of speed and a lack of, I don’t know, any attention because we have so many options to focus on that it’s hard to define just one. But when I started, it was different. You would play a part and spend all your time preparing it, and you would make the movie. It was something sacred, and then opening up and creating a climate, it means something. Now we’re moving very fast and I feel sorry for the people who are starting now. I don’t know what it means to try to make movies today as an actor, director, producer or writer, because the pace is so different from where I started So what I me the most remembered from that time is the rhythm. It was a different rhythm.” The Spanish actor admitted. “I don’t know what it means to try to make movies today as an actor, director, producer or writer, because the pace is so different from where I started. So what I remember most from that time is the rhythm. It was a different rhythm.”

When asked about Denis Villeneuve’s upcoming Dune sequel, he was surprisingly excited. I have read the new draft. I think they did a great job putting the pieces together in a way that will surprise people. they won’t be surprised [por lo que sucede], of course, because they have read the book, but they will be surprised by the way they put it together. I was very moved. It’s a movie that’s full, and you can feel the weight, and at the same time [puedes disfrutar] of its spectacularity. I can’t wait to get back to the desert with those people, and I’m so happy to be back with Denis, one of the greatest directors of all time. He’s a lovely man.”

The actor recalls that he started his career as “a piece of meat” in the castings and that his first roles were associated with his sounding physique. What is masculinity to him? “I can’t define it, but I defend that good masculinity is the one who has half the woman. When I see a man expressing an emotion, sensitive, then I see a strong man. It’s something I’ve had to learn because I grew up in a very patriarchal society. And we still learn from our mistakes, consciously and unconsciously, as men. With the responsibility of being a legendary actor raised in a family of artists, Bardem acknowledged. “You are no less or more than anyone. That was taught to me by my mother. We all have to earn what we do. Some get it and some don’t. I only represent myself. I am proud to be Spanish. Everything for me started in Spain: my language, my culture and all the actors I’ve admired for years. To bear that responsibility is an honor«.

On the parallel career with his wife, Penélope Cruz, with whom he collected on the set of Vicky Cristina Barcelona, ​​​​​​after falling in love with her in Jamón Jamón, Bardem noted: «in one scene we had to kiss each other in bed. We start and keep kissing. It started to take so long, about an hour, for the team to leave and when we were done, there was no one left. And Woody Allen sent us the footage as a wedding gift.”

He advised the new generations to stay healthy. “You have to be healthy. If you need to interpret a mental illness, the first thing you need to do is see a psychiatrist to make sure everything is okay. Because if you’re not, so attached to the character that you can’t see anything else. As an actor, I don’t believe in God, I believe in Al Pacino.” With no intention of going behind the cameras, the Spanish actor acknowledged that he will never direct. “If it was a camera and two actors, maybe I would, but all the pressure of creating, of the preparation is very hard I like to immerse myself in acting The dream is to erase your personality I don’t think it’s possible it didn’t happen to me but it’s the goal I like to draw but I only paint faces and bodies, landscapes don’t interest me I’m addicted to seeing people’s behavior on the street The only good thing about the pandemic is that I could hide so they wouldn’t recognize me and I could watch.”

Source: La Verdad

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