It's very much like a torture sometimes, the process of trying to get rid of an accent.
Penelope CruzNothing 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.
Penelope CruzI have a little bit of an addiction to work. So I'm always hiding in the bathroom with my Blackberry to work when I'm on holiday.
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 Cruz