Salma Hayek

“When I started acting, I was told over and over again, 'You're no good.' But I said to myself, 'You've got to keep it up.'”

“I think it's not a femme fatale when someone is not doing it to manipulate men or be like a black widow. She loves him. She does it out of love. She wants him so badly to stay with her.”

“You know Latin people? African-American people? How our skin ages more slowly? Even though we're dramatic, we move our faces, we eat higher-fat foods, we're the ones with fewer wrinkles - it makes you wonder.”

“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.”

“I think it's nice for women to try to be sexy for their man.”

“I have a small house so I borrow everything except art, that's what I love.”

“I have a farm and I love it there. There's really nothing to do, but even watching the chickens, its fun.”

“Love food and I love to eat.”

“I want my little girl to tell me who she is so I can encourage her and not impose my desires for her on her life. I want her to dream big and to know that if she is willing to earn it, she can have anything - and become anything.”

“The thought of somebody pulling and cutting around my face gives me stomach ache. Plastic surgery would be so painful. What if it doesn't look good? What if they made a mistake? I couldn't do it.”

“I have always been an active part of my community.”

“I love to cook when I have the time. I don't cook French or Mexican food with exact recipes. I just go to the supermarket and buy things that look good, and I mix it all together and invent something. Ninety-five percent of the time, I'm lucky. Sometimes not so lucky, and I say, 'Let's go out to dinner.'”

“My heart has been stolen too - but I've gone and got it back every single time!”

“I do have a Mexican accent, but that doesn't mean that I'm a Latin vamp.”

“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.”

“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.”

“I've stolen a couple of hearts and they are in my private collection!”

“Somehow I am really relaxed within the chaos of having a baby - and anyone who's a mother knows it's very hard to relax, because there is so much to do and worry about!”

“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.'”

“If it wasn't because of my high heels, I would still be in Coatzacoalcos with 10 children.”