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.

I'm very honored to play one of the women in the movie Volver, and it was special acting with all those other talented actresses. Carmen Maura is a legend and it was a thrill to make a movie with her.

I have seen water availability change drastically in my own lifetime. Around the world, millions of people are already living in a true water crisis.

It's very much like a torture sometimes, the process of trying to get rid of an accent.

When I read a script, I try not to judge the characters. I try to have an open mind and really see what it makes me feel.

I was 11 when I first said I wanted to become an actress, and everyone looked at me as if I had said I wanted to go to the moon.

If I read a script and the subject stays with me - then that's when I want to go to work. Before, I was very addicted to being on set, and I was doing three or four movies a year for many years. Now, fortunately, I can go to work only when I am passionate about a project, and the rest of the time, I can live my life. I'm not interested in doing movies just as a marathon. When I go to work now, I have much more to give. But the other way, you get empty.