Editing Javier Bardem (section)

=== Interests === 
Bardem's native language is Spanish, and he is also fluent in English. He is a fan of [[heavy metal music]], and credits the band [[AC/DC]] for helping him learn to speak English, in some respects.<ref name="cbs"/> He is also a fan of [[Pearl Jam]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=297061491178078 |title=EstĂşpida Fregona - Webzine de Pearl Jam - Javier Bardem se vuelve a declarar fan |publisher=Facebook.com |date= |accessdate=24 March 2022}}</ref> Bardem does not drive, only getting behind the wheel for film roles,<ref name="mirror"/><ref name="don't call">{{cite news |title=Oscar Films/Actors: 'Don't Call Me Actor,' says a Nominee for Best, Um ... |work=The New York Times |date=4 March 2001 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/03/04/movies/oscar-films-actors-don-t-call-me-actor-says-a-nominee-for-best-um.html |access-date=12 October 2007 |first=Kristin |last=Hohenadel |archive-date=11 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200911091450/https://www.nytimes.com/2001/03/04/movies/oscar-films-actors-don-t-call-me-actor-says-a-nominee-for-best-um.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and he refers to himself as a "worker" or "entertainer", not an actor.<ref name="don't call" /> In 2024, he stated that he still saw himself as "the son of Pilar", adding that he did not want "to be anything else".<ref name="hopewellmclennan" />

Although Bardem was raised as a [[Catholic Church|Catholic]], he is now [[agnostic]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/javier-bardem-people-watch-me-i-feel-absurd-2182899.html |title=Javier Bardem: 'People watch me. I feel absurd' – Profiles – People |work=The Independent |date=16 January 2011 |access-date=25 December 2012 |archive-date=29 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190429064400/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/javier-bardem-people-watch-me-i-feel-absurd-2182899.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://www.latina.com/entertainment/religion-backgrounds-latino-celebrities#8|title=Religious Backgrounds of Latino & Latina Hollywood Celebrities|website=www.latina.com|access-date=13 June 2016|archive-date=8 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160808085956/http://www.latina.com/entertainment/religion-backgrounds-latino-celebrities#8|url-status=live}}</ref> He expressed his support of gay marriage [[same-sex marriage in Spain|in Spain]]. Bardem emphasized that while [[Egoism|ego]] drives acting, it should not interfere with filmmaking.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.univision.com/content/content.jhtml?cid=640998 |title="Sólo para joder a la Iglesia" : Si fuera gay, Bardem se casaría ¡mañana! |publisher=Univision.com |language=es |access-date=6 September 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091015181924/http://www.univision.com/content/content.jhtml?cid=640998 |archive-date=15 October 2009 }}</ref> He later said that although he does not believe strongly in the [[supernatural]], he does not deny it. "We are just this little tiny spot in the whole universe, so of course there must be other things, other people, other creatures, other lives and other dimensions. Sure, I believe in it". In the same interview, Bardem stated that he thinks science and belief "should go together".<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cm96JhjoJWM "Pirates of the Caribbean 5" – "Salazars Rache" – Interview: Javier Bardem] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190202054250/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cm96JhjoJWM&gl=US&hl=en |date=2 February 2019 }} ''[[YouTube]]'', 18 April 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2017</ref>

Despite the villainous characters he has played throughout his acting career, Bardem has a self-confessed "hatred" of violence that stems from a fight in a nightclub in his early 20s that left him with a broken nose.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/javier-bardem-movies|title=Javier Bardem: 'I can't stand violence'|last=GQ|website=British GQ|date=2 May 2017|access-date=21 March 2019|archive-date=21 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190321095110/https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/javier-bardem-movies|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2025, Bardem revealed that he is a fan of Spanish football club [[Atlético Madrid]] on the show [[Conan O'Brien Must Go]].<ref>{{cite episode |title=Spain |series=Conan O'Brien Must Go |last1=O'Brien |first1=Conan |last2=Sweeney |first2=Mike |network=Max |date=May 2025 |season=2 |number=1}}</ref>