[Pablo] Picasso was born in my hometown, in Málaga, so I have this of strange connection with his persona and with what he did. He left Málaga, practically at the same time and age that I did.

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.

Let prosperity flow into you like the waves of love and kindness that fill your heart and mind.

Never depend on a road, depend on your strides

If you're still watching, write in and we'll send you a fiver each.

There is no fear. There are only two things. Trained and untrained.

It is not abstinence from pleasures that is best, but mastery over them without being worsted.

I take my work very seriously, and that's the only way for it to be fun for me.

One's fetishes are fascinating, but not because of their beauty or significance. The same could be said for one's genitals, or one's children.

I'm not upset when a person wants to move around, because I want everybody to be happy and I don't want nobody to feel like I'm holding them in a situation they shouldn't be in.

I like to be in a European city where I can speak my language.

I believe the highest aspiration of man should be individual freedom and the development of the individual.