Javier Bardem combines worldwide sex appeal with a raw talent that makes it impossible to take your eyes off him when he’s on the silver screen. Women will be flocking to the theaters August 13^th to catch a glimpse of him starring alongside Julia Roberts in the long-anticipated release of Eat Pray Love.

In celebration of the film and its lovable star, we bring you 10 things you may not have known about Penelope Cruz’s husband.

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1. He doesn’t drive.

“I don't drive,” the actor who lives in Madrid said. “I do know how to get a car to here from there, but I cannot turn. Turning is too complicated for me and I know for American people it's very hard to understand that there are some people out there that don't drive. In Madrid where I live, I usually go walking.”