I became obsessed with all these women who die never feeling they did anything extraordinary with their lives.
Salma HayekI 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.
Salma HayekIf it wasn't because of my high heels, I would still be in Coatzacoalcos with 10 children.
Salma HayekDo I envy Madonnaโs body? Yes. Do I thank God that she has it? Yes! If youโre fifty-something and you look like Madonna, and you put a lifetimeโs work in the way you look, then flash it to the world!
Salma HayekI realize now that I've hoped to be great - as an actress, as a mother - because I want to embody the greatness of women who didn't get to be all they could have been. Their dignity, their courage, and their brilliance make me strive to be better. They're a part of me.
Salma HayekSometimes I decide not to make something because I am proud and think I am better than that - and then I realise I have to pay the rent and I have to take something which is even worse than all the other stuff they offer you because you were being so proud not to take it! But you adjust and sometimes for one reason or another there is no strategy at the end but there is the ability to do the best that you can with what you have.
Salma Hayek