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
I don't want anything I don't deserve, but if they offer me more money, I'm not stupid.
I like flesh. I do! Something to hold.
Making movies is difficult and you get disorientated sometimes - even when you're working with fantastic talent.
One thing I have clear is that I don't want to work for money anymore.
When you're feeling very comfortable with an actor, you are doing nothing.
As much as you know it, and you know the method, you can pretty much do what you want. No idea is going to be shot down. You just put it in the garbage later. You have to say the lines in many different ways. So they have a lot of material to work.
I long to get back into theater.
I think I'm a romantic person, yeah.
People are not patient anymore.
I think the worst enemy for success is the anxiousness to get it.
I try to teach my kids to be open.
I like going everywhere. And I love starting new things.
Cats are very independent animals. They're very sexy, if you want. Dogs are different. They're familiar. They're obedient. You call a cat, you go, 'Cat, come here.' He doesn't come to you unless you have something in your hand that he thinks might be food. They're very free animals, and I like that.
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.