Salma Hayek

If you give me any problem in America I can trace it down to domestic violence. It is the cradle of most of the problems, economic, psychological, educational.

I'm good at working, but I'm very good at playing.

I want to work for a long, long time and keep growing in my work, and if I am very lucky and very blessed, maybe somewhere along the line there will be one movie in there that becomes a classic.

I think it's nice for women to try to be sexy for their man.

I really do love Diana Ross; I grew up listening to her records. I grew up in a little town in Mexico, so while we got the music, we never got the experience of watching her.

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.

I have a small house so I borrow everything except art, that's what I love.

I have a farm and I love it there. There's really nothing to do, but even watching the chickens, its fun.

I don't see women and think of them as competition or with judgment. Women really move me. I feel connected to all kinds of women. I am angry because I think we've been mistreated throughout history in different countries, including America. I admire women.

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 don't believe in the so-called Latino explosion when it comes to movies. Jennifer Lopez doesn't have an accent. She grew up in New York speaking English, not Spanish. Her success is very important because she represents a different culture, but it doesn't help me.

My heart has been stolen too - but I've gone and got it back every single time!

I don't have stamina in exercise... but I have it in life.

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

I am so, so lucky. I am the luckiest girl in the world, really. And still with access to everything I could possibly want I still say 'Oh dear, what am I going to wear today?' There's no ending to that question!

For me, I have to say that I like to work a lot too, but I like not working better. The perfect scenario is when you just worked and you know something's coming up, then you have four, five, six months off. But you know you're going to have a job later.

The truth is, I just don't have the drive to be the prettiest and the thinnest. I can be happy for other people for their beauty.

I think if I was not in love, I would probably let myself go faster. Love gives me the vanity to continue.

I think that a lot of women that know they're going to be part of history somehow decide to have a character to be remembered by.

Beauty products always cheer me up and give me hope. If it makes you feel pretty, why not?