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I learned English kind of lat...

I learned English kind of late. I remember when I got my first opportunity to work in America, I didn't speak a lot of English, so I only really knew my lines for the movie I was doing.

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I don't play comedy as comedy...

I don't play comedy as comedy. That would be the biggest trap. I think about the characters and their situations. Then you don't have to worry where the laugh is going to be. But comedy is harder than drama.

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There's so much more I want t...

There's so much more I want to do. I refuse to get to 50 and wait at home for the phone to ring. In Spain, actresses work until they are old. That's my plan.

Penelope Cruz 118 quotes

There's so much more I want t...

There's so much more I want to do. I refuse to get to 50 and wait at home for the phone to ring.

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Ever since I was a little gir...

Ever since I was a little girl, I've worried too much. It always bothers me because sometimes you end up worrying more about the worry and you are not resolving things that are right there in front of you. I have been like that all my life, and it's hard to change.

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I don't know if I believe in ...

I don't know if I believe in marriage. I believe in family, love and children.

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I want to be remembered as so...

I want to be remembered as somebody that tried to respect her integrity as an artist and as a person. And I don't want to be in any box. I don't want to be one thing.

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I used to dance for seventeen...

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.

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Awards are great, as you get ...

Awards are great, as you get to meet up with friends and colleagues from your industry - a sort of reunion.

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I came to New York to study b...

I came to New York to study ballet and English.

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There are so many designers t...

There are so many designers that I love, and I'm so lucky that I get to work with so many of them and sometimes spend time with them.

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I remember when I got my firs...

I remember when I got my first opportunity to work in America, I didn't speak a lot of English, so I only really knew my lines for the movie I was doing.

Penelope Cruz 118 quotes

There is a part of your brain...

There is a part of your brain that has to stop when you're acting. You have to be in the moment and dare to fly. Words can't be on your mind.

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I love the Italian culture - ...

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 woman's body.

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The most important lesson I'v...

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.

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I have stepped off the relati...

I have stepped off the relationship scene to come to terms with myself. I have spent most of my adult life being 'someone's girlfriend', and now I am happy being single.

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When I was 16, I got 'Jamon, ...

When I was 16, I got 'Jamon, Jamon.' Of course, I had to lie about my age. And I had to lie to my parents about the content of the script.

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I have a little bit of an add...

I have a little bit of an addiction to work. So I'm always hiding in the bathroom with my Blackberry to work when I'm on holiday.

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There was a point where I was...

There was a point where I was making four movies a year. I was always on a set. I had no stories to tell. I was feeling empty. My life was just luggage and hotels and from set to set, from character to character. And one day, I said, 'And where is mine?' You know? And the moment I started to feel that fear, I stopped and I slowed down.

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The most difficult thing in t...

The most difficult thing in the world is to start a career known only for your looks, and then to try to become a serious actress. No one will take you seriously once you are known as the pretty woman.

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Добрые, щедрые, великодушные: 6 советских актеров, которые были всеобщими любимчиками

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Кира Найтли на страницах журнала к выходу фильма «Пиджак», 2005. Следы динозавра, раскопанные в русле реки Палакси. Техас. США. 1952г. Самая большая женщина рядом с самым маленьким мужчиной, 1922 год....