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Golfer, priest, police officer, teacher and, after going to the movies, actor.
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As a child, what career or life did you imagine for yourself?Originally asked
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What I am now, but with a better singing voice.
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I only ever wanted to be Barbra Streisand. I probably still do.
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An actress. My family thought it was ridiculous, it was like saying you wanted to be an astronaut.
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View profile →That would have to be a film called Pickup On 101. It was a very interesting story, about a wandering musician and an old guy on his way back to his home town to spend his last days, but they made it into a pile of dishonest trash.
Making Apocalypse Now. I had a close call with a heart ailment due to anxiety, fear and physical abuse: I was not taking care of myself.
Shares in The Way, which turned out to be the best movie I have done. Written and directed by my son Emilio, it’s a father-son story about the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage.
1 May 1981 in Paris, because that’s the day I was reconverted to Catholicism.
My son Ramón was the victim of my wrath at a particular time that still withers me with disgrace.
After the initial travel ban debacle, I wept with joy at all the good people who came out against this fascistic edict.
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