My plate is full with just acting. I want to focus on that, and then maybe direct in the future.
Penelope CruzI'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.
Penelope Cruzthe older I am, the more I refuse to treat my work as therapy and the more I think it's less honest to do that, less about acting. When I was younger, I sometimes used personal things in creating characters, to the point where I thought maybe it was a little bit dangerous - at least for me. But I don't feel that somebody can only be good in a character if they are really becoming that person or really suffering.
Penelope CruzEver 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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