Penelope cruz

I used to dance for seventeen years -classical ballet, which was very disciplined. I like yoga and Pilates, but I don't have the discipline to go to the gym.

I love New York, but being there the whole year, it gets a little crazy with the speed and rhythm of things.

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...

I hope that I will be able to work all of my life - even when I am older. It's easier to do that in Europe than in America, because in America it is difficult for older actresses to find work.

The most important lesson I've learned in this business is how to say no. I have said no to a lot of temptations, and I am glad I did.

Calcutta is like another world. People there are very special and grateful.

In 'Twice Born' I play my character in her 20s, 30s and 50s. For the fifty year old scenes, I had some prosthetics; it was interesting to see how I'm going to look when I'm fifty-five or so. I...

When I start a movie, the first day, I feel like a duck.

I want to have babies one day but not right now. When I do it I want to do it really well. I want it to be my best project in life.

I don't do Twitter, Facebook; none of that. My email I do from my Blackberry or my iPhone.