Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem's Chemistry Is Unmatched!

Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem might just be two of the best actors out there but aside from that they also happen to share one of Hollywood's most genuine love stories. These are their best moments. I think he's still not telling us the truth but I think he speaks and understands Spanish because one time I changed something without asking him and he looked like how come he really this happened a few times how does he know that I changed like a tiny little word who cares and he knew before asking anybody and so I think he's lying. One of the most recent movies which the Spanish couple star in is Loving Pablo for which Javier Bardem had to gain serious weight to get into the role of Pablo Escobar. In this interview Ellen asked Penelope Cruz how she felt about her husband's new look. How did Javier gain that kind of weight that must have been really hard to watch him he must have been eating because he gained so much weight for that role yes alone so he was excited about all the junk food that he could eat for the role yeah so he likes junk food yeah but after the movie he became also very very healthy yeah because that's hard to gain that much and then how long did it take him to to gain it and how much to how long to lose it I think to gain it was fast yeah the amount of stuff that he was eating but then to to lose it no it takes a while but yeah he's like did you did you like him with that mustache and that weight on no not at all you played this famous couple but you are a famous couple you and your and your beautiful wife Penelope Cruz which doesn't make any sense doesn't make any sense I see the picture and you go what is this beautiful creature on earth doing with that guy but I can think of a few reasons thank you very much you're very kind when doing press together for the movie everybody knows a reporter asked Javier Bardem an absurd question in front of Penelope Cruz only for Bardem to shut him down immediately you were recently photographed for something called the gentleman's journal there you are but the photography the photography is by Penelope she's done a lot of photography over the years yeah she's done some and she told me one day I have to take some pictures of you where we can see some meat and I thought what do you mean by that I was gonna get I was about to say how does she work with she's like you know is it is it better to work with someone you're so comfortable with yeah because I feel so relaxed I said that then she takes advantage of that she's like let's lose the shirt in places where nobody else will take a picture of me like for example in the shower yeah this is you guys right this is I want to point out this photograph is on the edge it's on the verge it's on it's on the crack of what we're allowed to show I did a lot of weights before the photo he's like wait okay put the water now do I look relaxed enough of course working with your spouse has its pros and cons in this next clip Penelope shares how she feels about taking romance into the workplace I love working with him but it's not something that we want to do every year or every couple of years once in a while it's you know like this movie we did two years ago but it's coming out now and that we did finished in December it's coming out now so it gives the feeling that now we're gonna do everything together you and Penelope have performed together you have a life on stage and off stage together is that hard it is weird it is weird because it's like like for example we were doing this movie called loving Pablo based on the memoirs of the Pablo Escobar lover and journalist Virginia Vallejo she was playing Virginia was playing love it I was playing Pablo Escobar and there were a couple of scenes that were very very very dramatic and very hard and when we finished to go back to be dad and mom for their for our kids she was like weird well especially to like a troubled relationship absolutely and there was a day where I was actually sleeping on the sofa she said I don't want to see you on your mustache you just you sleep out there because you couldn't shave I was playing the part uh so you you can do that and you can enjoy that but not as long as you don't do it too often but working together on set also means getting a lot of attention in public Javier being the humble man that he is gives all the credit for that to his wife the Emmys just last night of course your wife uh beautiful wife Penelope Cruz is there and they keep and you're with her and they just kept cutting to you throughout the entire Emmy broadcast over and over and over again because they're like we've got movie stars and they just kept cutting to you guys I mean if anything if you just looked at your hand they were like Javier's looking at his hand did you know that did you know they were cutting to you that much no no no otherwise they would have paid for a paycheck I would have asked for a paycheck I guess he's more related to Penelope the way she looks than me but I don't know I don't like it to be near her yeah I got a shot yeah the only thing cooler than being nominated for an Oscar is you and your wife both being nominated at the same ceremony Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz experienced exactly that in 2022 you'd still be happy for the other if you didn't get nominated but it's a big deal that you both got nominated absolutely and my name was the first one because the actor went first I was nominated I was very happy but I was holding the the celebration until her name was called out or not that's and she was like come on enjoy this no I'm not enjoying anything until your name is on and then when her name was on then we celebrate yeah yeah that's amazing not only have they both been nominated the actors have both won Oscars in the past so Conan thought it was time to ask Javier Bardem where they keep their awards and your beautiful wife Penelope Cruz both have Oscars that is uncommon for a couple to have where do you guys keep your Oscars where do you where are they in the house do I say the truth yes say the truth in the night table it's our night lamps we have put some light bulbs no you haven't no yeah yeah wait a minute are you being serious you put light bulbs on your Oscars yeah we switch them on and we read with them and and we read a lot of books because that's the only way for us to remind us how good we are because because the Oscars are there always on and then we we we receive our people our guests at home like Joe Conan and John Lennon yeah on the bed reading books so they can see the Oscars wait that's the truth wait you're saying that if uh Andy and I were to visit you and Penelope you would invite us into your bed and we would be with you yes with the Oscar lamps on either side yeah and they will we will all read books together yeah well that's how it starts but it turns out Javier Bardem has a new answer loaded every time he's asked this question okay so both you and your lovely wife Penelope Cruz have Oscars where do you keep them where do we keep them in a place that is not so obvious that we can see with the corner of our eye so it's not it's not like they are there so and if you miss them you go there in secret and you hold it and then you go back And a deep gratitude for the human being that you are And how you, really, take responsability for life for the life of your children, your family, your mother, your friends, yours of the life in art, of the life of others, of many you don't know, but for those who suffer and for those who you take care of. And, of course, for the life of this man who is here telling you that he loves you, that he cares for you and appreciates you. I would say that's the first movie that I did where I had a very important role to play. I was 21 and it's the first movie that my actual wife did, Penélope. She was 16 and that's when we met and it was a very important movie for many reasons. Because of the movie and what the movie meant for both of us and how it helped our careers and also because we met. You've made this film with your beautiful and talented wife, Penélope. And, you know, she is such a good actor that there's actually a scene, I'm told, where she had to... she's getting this terrible news. Panic attack, yeah. And she has to, as an actor, she has to have a panic attack in a scene and she actually induced a real panic attack. Yes. To such a degree that people got worried and called... An ambulance. Yes. I mean, that's an incredible... And they were, do, do, do. And then they were, hey, Penélope, can I take a picture? Oh, no. Is that true? I said, would you mind to check the heart rate first? Yeah, yeah, yeah, but let's do a selfie. Yeah. Come on, guys. Really, they cared more about the selfie than first establishing she's okay. Well, that's not true. The truth is that they really did a great job and she was fine. But it's true that when you are working on an emotional level and you have to create these emotions or these sensations, sometimes when they say cut, they don't go away. And she had to do this situation where she has this panic attack and it was tough on her. Of course, when you operate on the level of Javier Bardem, you don't necessarily have time for the more artificial side of Hollywood. You really don't know most of the, some of the celebrities that are... Yeah, like I saw yesterday someone called something like Kardashian, something like that, right? What do you mean? Yeah. This is, you don't know who the Kardashians are? No, I swear. How do you not know who the Kardashians are? What should I? Exactly. It's a great thing to be able to share this, but it's not something we can do every year because I think it would be risky, but... Unless he calls us. If he calls, we say yes, for sure. But I don't make every year a film. What a pity. Well, I really don't know what to say. You've caught me out. It's an honor for me to be sitting next to this gentleman who's produced one of the most Spanish films that a director could make, even more Spanish than a film made by a Spanish director. Like his wife Penelope, Javier Bardem is also a bilingual actor. He was once asked about his English in an interview where he went on to give some incredibly insightful thoughts about acting in a foreign language. I consider myself Madrileño from Madrid. Yeah, and I love Madrid. It's a great city. How did Javier Bardem learn English? I learned English by listening to music, by listening to ACDC and trying to understand what they were saying. And, of course, I learned how to curse in English and I learned bad words and I still love those lyrics. I guess now it's easier to act in English than it was, let's say, 15 years ago. But still, it's always demanding and it's always hard to let yourself go. I still have to work a lot in order to feel comfortable with the lines. When I work in Spanish, I can't let myself go. At the same time, in a way, I'm less shy in English than in Spanish because I have less attachment to it. So I can jump off a cliff with the English because I don't have memories in English. It's not like when you speak your own language or your mother tongue where everything is related to an emotion. She came towards me. She went, I am so glad that it is you. And I was like... Yeah, I've seen your imitation of me before in that show. I know what you do. She goes, I'm so glad that it's you. I'm like, I'm so glad it's you. And as I presented her the BAFTA, I kicked her really hard in the toe. I don't remember that part. You don't? No, but I promise you, next time I see you, I will be able to do your accent and I will imitate you. Okay. I share this joy with my friend, with my partner, with my love. Penelope, I owe you many things and I love you very much. I won't continue because I don't know it. Penelope, it's a pleasure to see you again. And finally, I want to dedicate this award to Penelope, who is the woman I love, respect, admire and celebrate every day. We just want to enjoy it for what it is. I mean, no expectations. It's just the fun of it. And also celebrate the blessing of being able to do a job that we love and also be recognized.