Penélope Cruz quotes

Penélope Cruz is a Spanish actress acclaimed for her versatile performances in both Spanish and international cinema. Known for collaborations with directors like Pedro Almodóvar and roles in Hollywood films, she has received numerous awards, including an Academy Award. She continues to be recognized as one of the most influential and talented actresses of her generation. Here are 64 of her quotes:

I think magic is very related to happiness. So it is not there all the time, but there are beautiful moments of magic in everyone's life.

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The good thing is that I have always had wonderful people around me. It's dangerous when you start earning a lot of money and you become famous when you are too young.

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Johnny Depp is so special that he is like a Martian. In fact, that's what I call him, Martian.

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The most important lesson I've learned in this business is how to say no. I have said no to a lot of temptations, and I am glad I did.

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Awards are great, as you get to meet up with friends and colleagues from your industry - a sort of reunion.

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I never want to lie about my age. If I look around at the actresses I admire, they are all women who have not fought growing older, but embraced it and been proud of it - women like Sophia Loren or Audrey Hepburn.

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The discipline that ballet requires is obsessive. And only the ones who dedicate their whole lives are able to make it. Your toenails fall off and you peel them away and then you're asked to dance again and keep smiling. I wanted to become a professional ballet dancer.

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I am amazed about how everyone wants to know about my love life. They whisper to me, 'Tell me the truth? Is it true?' Who cares? Because we have this job, we are to say to everybody what we do, or with whom we sleep? It's a bit absurd, but that's why everybody lies so much.

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All those cliches, those things you hear about having a baby and motherhood - all of them are true. And all of them are the most beautiful things you will ever experience.

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My ambition is to be happy.

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The most important lesson I've learned in this business is how to say no.

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The most difficult thing in the world is to start a career known only for your looks, and then to try to become a serious actress. No one will take you seriously once you are known as the pretty woman.

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I'm strong and opinionated. Those qualities brought me a lot of problems since I was a little girl in school, saying 'I don't agree' and fighting with the children. It's part of my curiosity for life.

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I came to New York to study ballet and English.

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I can cook a little bit. I can cook a few Spanish dishes. But, in movies, it looks like I cook much better than I cook.

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I used to dance for seventeen years -classical ballet, which was very disciplined. I like yoga and Pilates, but I don't have the discipline to go to the gym.

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Ever since I was a little girl, I've worried too much. It always bothers me because sometimes you end up worrying more about the worry and you are not resolving things that are right there in front of you. I have been like that all my life, and it's hard to change.

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I've worked myself to exhaustion before. I was so young, and I thought I could do everything; it was just too much for my body and my mind.

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I just try not to label myself in any way. I just have an allergy to labels in general. I can tell you that I am surrounded by very strong women and that I really appreciate that, but I'd rather not label myself.

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In my house every Sunday, everybody was cleaning the house. There was always music, and everybody was dancing, sometimes naked, around the house. Not hippie, but very free.

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I don't do Twitter, Facebook; none of that. My email I do from my Blackberry or my iPhone.

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When I was 16, I got 'Jamon, Jamon.' Of course, I had to lie about my age. And I had to lie to my parents about the content of the script.

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