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Penelope Cruz

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Penélope Cruz Sánchez is a Spanish actress. Prolific in Spanish and English-language films, her accolades include an Academy Award, BAFTA Award, a David di Donatello and three Goya Awards.

Quick Facts About Penelope Cruz

Notable works: Woman on Top

About Penelope Cruz

Penélope Cruz Sánchez is a Spanish actress. Prolific in Spanish and English-language films, her accolades include an Academy Award, BAFTA Award, a David di Donatello and three Goya Awards.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Penelope Cruz · Page 6

Pedro's Almodovar different - very unique, very particular and difficult to compare to anyone else. But I've been lucky with many of…

Compare

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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…

Difficult

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There was a point where I was making four movies a year. I was always on a set. I had no stories…

Always

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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…

Cooks

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In 'Twice Born' I play my character in her 20s, 30s and 50s. For the fifty year old scenes, I had some…

Actually

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I love Spanish food. My diet is the Mediterranean diet, which is good food. I eat well.

Diet

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I am someone who worries a lot. I'm always worrying 'what if?' Now I'm a mum - there will be worries for…

About

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I remember playing with some friends and being aware that I was acting as I was playing with them - I would…

Acting

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I try to do as much as possible for every character. Some of them, it is easier to do the research because…

Because

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I breastfed my son for 13 months, and I plan to do at least the same with my daughter. That's an amazing…

After

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I don't think I am beautiful. I can look good and I can look ugly.

Beautiful

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Sometimes you will do a close-up for a scene in the morning where you are totally distraught, then shoot the rest of…

Burning

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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…

Actresses

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I have a strong personality, and I say what I think.

Personality

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My mum came to mind many times when I was preparing the character, her strength. She worked six days a week and…

Time

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I spend so much time living by myself - mostly in hotels - and I pick up cats when I'm feeling particularly…

Cat

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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…

Allergies

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I want to have babies one day but not right now. When I do it I want to do it really well.…

Children

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My plate is full with just acting. I want to focus on that, and then maybe direct in the future.

Acting

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When I start a movie, the first day, I feel like a duck.

Ducks

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My ambition is to be happy.

Ambition

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Madrid is what I call home, but also the States.

Home

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I only drive in movies. I know that's very weird to hear for an American. I have a weird relationship with it.…

American

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Every time I make a film, I feel like it's my first time...I always think they could fire me. I've ruined my…

Cinema

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There's a lot of work that goes into it - if you think about how many collections a year that Karl Lagerfeld…

About

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