I love the Italian culture, it's a beautiful culture. I love the language, the Italian people, their music, their attitudes... I just love it! Sometimes, I think I'm an Italian trapped in a Spanish woman's body.

Nothing is going to happen to you if you throw salt on the floor, stand under a ladder, or see eight black cats on the street.

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 feels great and it's very beautiful when you can bring someone of your own nationality into a story, where even the historic element of it is important. I loved that I could use my own accent for the character.

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

One thing that I am proud of: I am really capable of laughing at myself.

I think superstition has a lot to do with fear: the less, the better.