If they had offered me James Bond, I probably couldn't have gone to England anymore in my life. James Bond with an accent? That would have been something.

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.

I've never worried about what audiences would accept or had a game plan regarding the career. I never had an idea of how I should look to my fans or anybody else.

Expectation is the mother of all frustration.

I'm a complete hypochondriac. If my heart starts beating a little faster than normal, I think I'm having an attack.

Everything changes as you get older - your mind, your body, the way you view the world.

I love my country. And I would have to renounce my Spanish citizenship to become a U.S. Citizen.

I do yoga every morning, then I run for half an hour and take a sauna.

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 Almodóvar.

It was an honor and privilege to arrive to this country 16 years ago with almost no money in my pocket. A lot has happened since then.

I like going everywhere. And I love starting new things.

Why don't you come with me to the station? We can talk, and I'll treat you to a bad cup of coffee." "You make it sound pretty tempting.

If you take responsibility for yourself you will develop a hunger to accomplish your dreams.

Dreams sometimes foretell the future.

True happiness comes from the joy of deeds well done, the zest of creating things new.

Writing is the only way I know to demand justice from an uncaring universe.

I remind myself that my pain is not unique. Everybody suffers.

There is the past, and there is the future. The present is never more than the single second dividing one from the other. We live poised on that second as it's hurtling forward-toward what?

Still I rise Still I fight Still I might crack a smile Keep my eyes on the prize See my haters tell em hi

Hear the music, the thunder of the wings. Love the wild swan.

God is the poetic genius in each of us.