155 Quotes by Antonio Banderas

I think that comedy is one of the more serious things that you can do in our day, especially in the world that we’re living in.

As an actor, when you encounter a psychopathic personality, you naturally want to make him ‘bigger than life,’ as the Americans say.

I don’t think there is a guy that played more gay characters than I have done in my life.

I’ve never liked watching real-life couples play couples onscreen or onstage. It takes me out of the story.

Movies serve many purposes, and I’ve visited many of those genres, from the most light, frivolous comedy that is just trying to make you laugh, to movies that explore the most complicated side of the human soul. As an actor, I play all of those things, and I still like it.

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?”

I’ve always been an optimistic guy, to tell you the truth.

Making movies is difficult and you get disorientated sometimes – even when you’re working with fantastic talent.

I’ve done many different movies in many different contexts.