In the Spanish people there is a mixture of Gothic, Frankish and Moorish blood. One can speak of the Spaniard as one would speak of a brave anarchist. The Arabian epoch-the Arabs look down on the Turks as they do on dogs-was the most cultured, the most intellectual and in every way best and happiest epoch in Spanish history. It was followed by the period of the persecutions with its unceasing atrocities.
I live in Spain. Oscars are something that are on TV Sunday night. Basically, very late at night. You don't watch, you just read the news after who won or who lost.
Here in Spain we are all Catholics, even the atheists.
I go to Spain a lot, in winter, for a blast of sunlight to banish the blues brought on by the Irish greys and drizzle. I love the cities of the Spanish interior.
A Spaniard will seek to persuade you that the bull-ring is an institution got up chiefly for the benefit of the bull.
In Spain, actresses work until they are old. That's my plan.
I went to study in Spain for a year after school. It was either that or Russian, so I went for the easy option. I love Spain and go quite regularly. I've done a bit of Spanish theatre.
I'll get seven hours sleep a night, but after breakfast, I'll have an hour just resting, to recover. In Spain they all have siestas, even businessmen.
I have eight years of experience in Spain.
A dead man in Spain is more alive than a dead man anywhere in the world.
I played the Spanish guitar for eight years, like flamenco.
What's the problem that people have here in Spain with Maradona and Messi? They spend the whole day comparing them.
In Spain, playing beautifully is what counts, even if you lose.
I'll live in Puerto Rico until the day I die.
To this day the Arab influence is evident in southern Italy, northern Africa and, above all, in Spain.
Other nations struggle to gain more territory, more food, more petroleum. Spain has battled and will continue to do battle so that there are more Catholics and honourable men in the world.
I love the Prado in Madrid. The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston is also great.
The Spaniard is gallant and patriotic, and sacrifices everything, in favorable moments, for his country's good. He has the intrepidity of his bull.
I learned a lot in Spain.
Cervantes smiled Spain's chivalry away; A single laugh demolished the right arm Of his country.
It's all about the vibes. That's why it's called 'Vibras' in Spanish.
Representing Spain is very important.
Some of the games in Spain... we played at the Wanda, which was amazing, but then the next week, they're creating a penalty spot 10 minutes before the game starts.
Ballet Hispanico is far from Irish, and, though it has strong dancers, its Spanishness has always left me unconvinced.
First, when I was 12, I saw a Spanish girl jumping rope. I never saw her face, but it was still the most beautiful sight I'd ever seen.
