They thought I was crazy in Mexico when I said, 'I'm going to Hollywood.' Nobody thought I could make it.

If you're paralyzing your face in your 20s and 30s, you're not exercising the muscles that give it strength. My feeling is, laugh, cry, move your face.

For my wrap present, Colin Farrell gave me a first edition book. I got so involved with this character and I was so sad when the movie was over that when I got home and I tried to read the book I got really emotional and I started crying.

I like being a mother. For some people, it's so much work that it can be a burden. But it's not for me, maybe because I had my daughter, Valentina, later on in life, at 41.

You can be a thousand different women. It's your choice which one you want to be. It's about freedom and sovereignty. You celebrate who you are. You say, 'This is my kingdom.'

...you have to understand that motherhood has to be your priority. It's important work.

I know the only reason that I haven't gotten many good parts is because I am Latin - and they tell it to my face a lot of times.