Javier Bardem is Mr. October for Esquire Magazine

By Sharmaine Jones

Javier Bardem graces the cover of the October issue of Esquire Magazine, giving us more ammunition to argue that he is one of the sexiest men alive! (silent screams!)

photo via Nigel Parry/Esquire.com

Maybe it's the new husband/father-to-be vibe that's exuding from Javi in the pictures but whatever it is, it's working! He's looking extra debonair in his “007” suit and five o'clock shadow, as well as the cigarette he's puffing on – which we refer to as the luckiest cigarette in the world – gives him that extra manly look.

photo via Nigel Parry/Esquire.com

As hard as it was to pull our focus from the plethora of eye-candy photos, we managed to regroup, regain our composure and read the interview. In doing so, we discovered that Javier Bardem is extremely complex. Here are some of the highlights:

Javier admits to being a hypochondriac:

"I used to be a hypochondriac, but I was a young man then... Now I really am sick."

This may explain why he surrounds himself with doctors, who by the way feels are more deserving of magazine covers:

"These are the ones you should be writing about," Bardem says, nodding at the doctors. "They should be on the cover of your magazine. They save lives. I only make movies. The world is a funny place. It doesn't make any sense."

He also talked about how he must believe in his roles before he decides to take them. Which might explain why he took the lead role in the upcoming film with beautiful wife Penelope Cruz, "Biutiful". His character is a man dying from cancer who crosses the lines between good and evil to assure his children are taken care of when he's gone.

"I believe in a man having a code," Bardem says. "I think it is a very powerful movie, I would like you to see it. I hope it makes you cry."

Bardem goes on to talk about his dream to one day work with Al Pacino, how he would love to play Pablo Escobar and Cortez the killer, his recent marriage to Penelope Cruz and much more. We won't spoil it all for you but we must say, he definitely comes across as an extremely humble likable guy.

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