Mamá esto es para tí

Javier Bardem, actor espanhol em terras americanas recebendo um prémio da indústria americana, dizendo desculpem mas isto tem de ser em espanhol: "Mama esto es para ti. Esto es para tus abuelos, para tus padres, Rafael y Matilde. Esto es para los comicos de Espana que han traido la dignidad y el orgullo a nuestro oficio.." A ele não haveria John Howard de mandar falar inglês. Aliás, "à hora de fecho desta edição", uma grande parte dos que levaram óscares eram oriundos de outras bandas. Mal eu sabia que todos os óscares de representação viriam para a Europa. Até o Ratatouille já anunciava Paris. "Esto es para España", disse Bardem.

(Mama, this is for you. This is for your grandparents and your parents, Rafael and Matilde, This is for the comedians of Spain who like you have brought dignity and pride to our profession. This is for Spain and this is for all of you," said Bardem, speaking in rapid Spanish.)

"In an interview, Coppola singled him out as an heir to, and even an improvement on, Al Pacino, Jack Nicholson and Robert de Niro. After their early successes, these legends became rich and complacent, the director said. But Bardem is ambitious and hungry, unwilling to rest on his laurels and always "excited to do something good".

"It was amazing to hear him comparing me to those major artists," says Bardem. "For you to have an idea [of how amazing], I've always said, 'I don't believe in God, I believe in Al Pacino.'"
When Pacino saw Before Night Falls, Bardem chuckles, Schnabel gave him Bardem's number. Pacino phoned him in Madrid, even though it was the middle of the night there, and left a message on his answerphone saying that he wanted to tell him straight away how much he'd loved the movie. "I keep that tape with me," says Bardem. "It's one of the most beautiful gifts I've ever received. I don't care whether it's a lie or not, whether he was just being nice or not. I have it."

Bardem, now 38, grew up in a theatrical family. His grandparents were actors, and his mother, cousins and two siblings are all in the profession. His uncle, Juan Antonio Bardem, was a director imprisoned by Franco for his anti-fascist films."

Toda a entrevista aqui, no Guardian. Para mais logo, outro Oscar europeu, Pedro e o Lobo. Mas quem disse que a Europa estava morta?