I aim for a lifetime full of movies.

I also have a film coming up called Breaking Up, and my part in that was not written for a Latina, and my character is not particularly pretty or sexy or exotic.

I think it's important that kids have responsibilities and understand the value of things, but I think it's great I get to travel the world with my daughter.

They offered me that film before I did Frida and I said, no, I'm not capable of directing. Then after seeing Julie direct, I was inspired by it. She motivated me to do it, because we don't have role models as woman for directors.

There is an Arabic writer who wrote philosophy and poetry and who brought all religions and all the world together.

I proved to myself that if I believe in something and set my mind to it I could actually accomplish it.

I love being a wife and homemaker - because it's my choice. My husband doesn't expect me to do it. I don't mind doing things for him because he does so much for me; we both feel that way so there is no power struggle.