Javier Bardem: "I'm not a Latin lover anymore"
The Russian edition of GQ magazine features
Javier Bardem on its January 2011 cover. In the interview, the actor says he hates to be called "Latin lover": "Ten years ago I was a Latin lover. Now, I'm a serious guy" he says.
Bardem became famous by playing sex-crazed macho characters in Spanish films such as 'Jamón Jamón' (where he co-starred with his now wife
Penelope Cruz) and
Pedro Almodovar's 'Carne Trémula.'
Once he set foot in Hollywood, however, his career started to diversify, and he got better and more complex roles such as Cuban poet Reinaldo Arenas in 'Before Night Falls', which got him his first nomination for an Academy Award.
The 41 year-old actor, has something to say about his first Oscar experience and his fellow nominees back in 2001.
"I remember the other four nominees and when they took a photo of us together. Three of them were pretty nice with me, but the other one was a complete asshole" says Bardem.
And even though he doesn't mention names, GQ magazine ventures to speculate that Bardem is referring to
Russell Crowe, who eventually won the Oscar for his role in 'Gladiator'. The other nominees that year were
Tom Hanks,
Geoffrey Rush and
Ed Harris.
Bardem also says in the article that he's really excited about his next project, the upcoming
Terrence Malick film called 'Tree of Life.'
"I'll start shooting with Terrence Malick. He's not only a director but a poet of cinematography. The words from his speech are immensely beautiful. He's a humanist. I can't say what the movie is about because I don't even know" he says.
In this new film from the acclaimed director of 'The Thin Red Line,' Bardem will be joined by an all-star cast of
Christian Bale,
Rachel McAdams and ex-Bond girl
Olga Kurylenko.
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