Salma Hayek Quotes
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I became obsessed with all these women who die never feeling they did anything extraordinary with their lives.
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For my wrap present, Colin Farrell gave me a first edition book. I got so involved with this character and I was so sad when the movie was over that when I got home and I tried to read the book I got really emotional and I started crying.
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If a man lets all of my dogs sleep in the bed with us, then that is the most romantic thing. You must love my dogs in order to love me. A man who is nice to my animals and doesn't shoo them away - well, that's the height of romance.
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Also, the fact that she took all the different tragedies or difficulties in her life and made the best out of them, and not only made the best out of them, but did it in an interesting way. From pain, she did art and poetry; from the infidelities of her husband, she found freedom.
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I don't see women and think of them as competition or with judgment. Women really move me. I feel connected to all kinds of women. I am angry because I think we've been mistreated throughout history in different countries, including America. I admire women.
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When I'm doing a movie, that's when I relax. As stressful as it can be, as much pressure as it should be, making movies is still the place where I feel the most at ease and I truly enjoy it. That's why I make so many.
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When I first came to Hollywood I was told to go out with an agent because it was good for my career. So I went to a party with him because it was good for my 'career.' Well, he thought the whole thing was a big date. Needless to say, I was very upset.
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My driving abilities from Mexico have helped me get through Hollywood.
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Colin was wonderful. I went into this project worried about his reputation. I didn't know if he was good enough for the part, I didn't know if he was going to be a flake, know his lines, be there on time or take his work seriously. So I had my reservations - and I was wrong.
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It's very easy to feel someone's pain when you love them.
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You can't look the other way just because you have not experienced domestic violence with your own flesh.
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Before you do anything, think. If you do something to try and impress someone, to be loved, accepted or even to get someone's attention, stop and think. So many people are busy trying to create an image, they die in the process.
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Go for the style that fits your body type the best. Have your own voice in the way you dress.
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You are like a swollen whale and never looked worse in your life. And somebody goes, 'You're glowing.' They don't have the courage to tell you how bad you look.
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So you have to keep waiting and then they give you the script and it's terrible. Then you have to go to the rewrite and they're very upset because you didn't like it. I went through that for seven years.
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I want to work for a long, long time and keep growing in my work, and if I am very lucky and very blessed, maybe somewhere along the line there will be one movie in there that becomes a classic.
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Producing is hell, writing is frustrating, acting is really satisfying, directing is heaven.
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I'm good at working, but I'm very good at playing.
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When it is important for you to say something and you find a vehicle to say it, then go for it. It is so rare when that happens so I think every minute spent fighting for it is always worth it. Even if nothing ends up happening, it's still worth the fight.
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But I do love directing. I'm picky with it. I'm writing something now that God knows how long it is going to take me to finish, and God knows if it's going to be good enough for me to direct. But I'm trying, because in order to direct I am going into writing. So let's see how this experiment turns out.
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You know how macho boys get when they're all together? Well, the set of Desperado was like that. They were all trying to put me down, saying, 'Bring on the stuntwoman, Salma can't do that.' But I did everything. The scene where Antonio and I jump across two buildings was great. They put cables on us and it really was like flying. I didn't want to stop. I kept saying, 'Can we do it one more time?' I had a blast!
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Every woman who thinks she is the only victim of violence has to know that there are many more.
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Some men have a silly theory about beautiful women - that somewhere along the line they'll turn into a monster. That movie gave them a chance to watch it happen.
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How I would describe my characters is absolutely different from how I would describe myself.
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There is a subconscious way of taking violence as a way of expression, as a normality, and it has a lot of effects in the youth in the way they absorb education and what they hope to get out of life.
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My heart has been stolen too - but I've gone and got it back every single time!
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Sometimes it takes men years to realise that their woman is trying to help them or sometimes it's hard for them to express it.
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Very, very excited. I am very excited that we have six Oscar nominations. I am also excited that other friends of mine are nominated for other movies and for Felipe Fernandez del Paso who is the production designer in the movie. He is a very old friend. Felipe was on the set of Teresa - the TV show I did in Mexico. He would come and visit me and now we are going to the Oscars together!
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I aim for a lifetime full of movies.
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Life is tough, and if you have the ability to laugh at it you have the ability to enjoy it.
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I have gotten a lot more attention than...other women that I find incredibly beautiful. And this has happened to me ever since I was a girl, when I was flat, had no teeth, was skinny and small as I could be. I always got more attention than anyone else. If I hadn't, I would have made sure I did.
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If you give me any problem in America I can trace it down to domestic violence. It is the cradle of most of the problems, economic, psychological, educational.
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Making films is really hard, and if it has anything that's a little bit out of the mainstream, then it's really hard to get made.
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Your unwavering support for the Violence Against Women Act on behalf of the victims of these crimes has made an enormous difference, Senators Specter and Biden, ... Your courageous efforts to take on these terrible crimes have put trained police officers in communities that need them.
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I always wanted to be an actress ever since I was a little girl, but later I tried to convince myself that's not what I wanted. That I wanted to settle down with a stable career. That's what everybody else was doing, and it's what my parents expected of me. So, I tried to put that part of me away. but, I couldn't fool myself.
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I think it would make Frida so happy that through her life story for the first time, a female director wins an Oscar.
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There has never been a female director who has won an Oscar. There has only been one woman who won at the Cannes Film Festival.
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He was committed and generous. Slowly, he won me over. He was very respectful of me as a woman and an actress.
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What is important is to believe in something so strongly that you're never discouraged.
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And I highly recommend for all the women in the world, even if they're 71, you can never take for granted that he loves you. It's always good to flirt with him. It's a great sport.
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I'm a bit of an abstract figure that people can project their fantasies on. It's pretty much what we all are, otherwise we wouldn't be stars and people wouldn't be interested. But people project things on you that have nothing to do with what you really are, or they see a little something and then exaggerate it, and you can't really control that.
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It sounds trite to go after men who are nice but when you've been hurt a lot it becomes appealing.
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I have a farm and I love it there. There's really nothing to do, but even watching the chickens, its fun.
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She (Madonna) always paid attention to the Latin community. I was grateful somebody like her appreciated our culture (InStyle magazine, Sept 2006).
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Then it's like heaven. That is paradise, when you get to take time off and have fun.
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She's a little dictator! She is unique, magical - definitely the most colourful person I've ever met. I feel so connected to her, but at the same time, we are completely different. I discover something new about her every day.
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People say we're all identical, but Jennifer Lopez is an American. She's from New York. She doesn't have an accent. Some of these Latin people - their Spanish is pathetic. They learned it when they became famous as Latinos
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I directed a movie and now, I'm going to do the editing.
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But what kind of music are Latins singing? It's American pop with one or two words in Spanish. However, it will open doors in the long run, but the reality now is that many of my friends who are brilliant actors are out of a job while we are sitting here talking about how hot Latins are.
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I was a little bit worried about working with Colin. I was like, I'm going to have to set him straight! [But he was] never a problem. Always on time, always showed up--but always showed up passionate about the job; passionate about work; eager in the rehearsal.
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You can be a thousand different women. It's your choice which one you want to be. It's about freedom and sovereignty. You celebrate who you are. You say, This is my kingdom.
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They offered me that film before I did Frida and I said, no, I'm not capable of directing. Then after seeing Julie direct, I was inspired by it. She motivated me to do it, because we don't have role models as woman for directors.
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You have to embrace the character for everything that she was, without any judgement, and throw yourself completely, completely into it.
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My new movie, Fools Rush In, is a romantic comedy and the girl I play in that is very warm, very sweet.
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At the beginning [my career] was hard. People were like, 'Who is this Mexican jumping bean?'
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It was easy! I watched a tape of her and studied what she did. I memorized it really fast and that was it. I really do love Diana Ross. I grew up listening to her records. I grew up in a little town in Mexico, so while we got the music, we never got the experience of watching her. I only knew what she looked like from my mom's albums covers. Ain't No Mountain High Enough has got to be one of my favorite songs ever.
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I proved to myself that if I believe in something and set my mind to it I could actually accomplish it.
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I've stolen a couple of hearts and they are in my private collection!
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I know the only reason that I haven't gotten many good parts is because I am Latin - and they tell it to my face a lot of times.
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This is not love. It is a crime, ... You can't look the other way just because you have not experienced domestic violence with your own flesh.
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If I go on a diet and work out, I'm always in a bad mood. I'd rather be a little heavier but nice.
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There's a lot about the character. It doesn't always happen, but there are some characters you really create a relationship with, almost as if they were your friend. And you never get into their heads again or think like them.
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You have supported the work of prosecutors dedicated to holding the perpetrators of these crimes accountable,
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We were in the Bahamas! What do you want me to wear, clothes? It was hot in there! (laughs) Are you complaining?
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I don't believe in the so-called Latino explosion when it comes to movies. Jennifer Lopez doesn't have an accent. She grew up in New York speaking English not Spanish. Her success is very important because she represents a different culture, but it doesn'...
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I'm sorry, but I need to be laying down. I feel terrible.
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When I finally decided to leave school and pursue acting, my parents didn't take it very lightly. My friends thought that it was the tackiest thing they'd ever heard of. Acting was really beneath them. They couldn't believe that I would want to become an actress. Not now, of course.
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For me, I have to say that I like to work a lot too, but I like not working better. The perfect scenario is when you just worked and you know something's coming up, then you have four, five, six months off. But you know you're going to have a job later.
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I don't have a need for marriage. You want to grow old with someone, you want to have a partner and to have children - we have all those things. Some people need the commitment. Maybe we'll just have the party!
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The biggest thing [Frida] brought into my life was this peacefulness. I still get passionate about things, but my passion is not so scattered and it's not needy. It's a lot more powerful because it comes with this groundedness and peacefulness. That it's about the process, not about the results.
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I have a small house so I borrow everything except art, that's what I love.
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I do have a Mexican accent, but that doesn't mean that I'm a Latin vamp.
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People often say that 'beauty is in the eye of the beholder,' and I say that the most liberating thing about beauty is realizing that you are the beholder. This empowers us to find beauty in places where others have not dared to look, including inside ourselves.
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I had a headache and went to lie down when Diva woke me up grabbing my sleeve in her mouth and trying to pull me out of the house. Then I realised the gas was on!
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What works in a relationship of very public people is not making the relationship public - keeping it as personal as it can be. It's the only way it is real. I am suspicious of those who have to let the world know how much they love each other. It's a little sad when you have to brag about how much you love someone. That kind of declaration doesn't always reflect the moment of truth between two people who care deeply for each other. When that truth is there, you don't need others to know it. And when somebody truly loves you, you don't even need him or her to be affectionate. Affection is fantastic, but it doesn't necessarily mean there's love - and the public display of affection is often just a show. When you open a door for others to have an opinion on your relationship, it can be dangerous. Find what you need, not what everyone else wants for you. Women have been taught that in order to have a place in the world, an identity, they must marry and have children. If that's the life you truly want, great. But
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No woman has to be a victim of physical abuse. Women have to feel like they are not alone.
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I act tall! But look how short I am...I can't even act to be tall. I'm five-two. I can't even create the illusion that I am tall!
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I started having problems with certain beliefs. Like in Africa, where people are dying of AIDS and overpopulation, the Catholic Church is going over to convert them and take away the condoms! And I said, Wait a minute!
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I really do love Diana Ross; I grew up listening to her records. I grew up in a little town in Mexico, so while we got the music, we never got the experience of watching her.
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