3 December 2020 Salma Hayek I have never denied my background or my culture. I have taught my child to embrace her Mexican heritage, to love my first language, Spanish, to learn about Mexican history, music, folk art, food, and even the Mexican candy I grew up with.
3 December 2020 Salma Hayek No woman has to be a victim of physical abuse. Women have to feel like they are not alone.
3 December 2020 Salma Hayek I didn’t think marriage worked. I thought everybody who was married was secretly miserable – that it was something they just put up with for their children.
3 December 2020 Salma Hayek 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.
3 December 2020 Salma Hayek There is a subconscious way of taking violence as a way of expression, as a normality, and it has a lot of effects in the youth in the way they absorb education and what they hope to get out of life.
3 December 2020 Salma Hayek I love being a wife and homemaker – because it’s my choice. My husband doesn’t expect me to do it. I don’t mind doing things for him because he does so much for me we both feel that way so there is no power struggle.
3 December 2020 Salma Hayek My new movie, Fools Rush In, is a romantic comedy and the girl I play in that is very warm, very sweet.
3 December 2020 Salma Hayek 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.
3 December 2020 Salma Hayek What works in a relationship of very public people is not making the relationship public – keeping it as personal as it can be. It’s the only way it is real.
3 December 2020 Salma Hayek At one point in my life, I was very involved with social causes. I’m still involved, but now I have a family and it’s important to me.
3 December 2020 Salma Hayek If I go on a diet and work out, I’m always in a bad mood. I’d rather be a little heavier but nice.
3 December 2020 Salma Hayek I have one friend that I’ve had since I was born, and she’s from Coatzacoalcos. She’s not really impressed or interested in the actor’s life. My family isn’t really either.
3 December 2020 Salma Hayek Some men have a silly theory about beautiful women – that somewhere along the line they’ll turn into a monster. That movie gave them a chance to watch it happen.
3 December 2020 Salma Hayek I’ll tell you, there is nothing better in life than being a late bloomer. I believe that success can happen at any time and at any age.
3 December 2020 Salma Hayek I have a small house so I borrow everything except art, that’s what I love.
3 December 2020 Salma Hayek If a man lets all of my dogs sleep in the bed with us, then that is the most romantic thing. You must love my dogs in order to love me. A man who is nice to my animals and doesn’t shoo them away – well, that’s the height of romance.
3 December 2020 Salma Hayek You can have a spiritual awakening and discover a new side of you at any age. And best of all, love can happen at any age. Life can just start to get exciting when you’re in your 40s and 50s. You have to believe that.
3 December 2020 Salma Hayek There’s a lot about the character. It doesn’t always happen, but there are some characters you really create a relationship with, almost as if they were your friend. And you never get into their heads again or think like them.
3 December 2020 Salma Hayek And I highly recommend for all the women in the world, even if they’re 71, you can never take for granted that he loves you. It’s always good to flirt with him. It’s a great sport.
3 December 2020 Salma Hayek I noticed in the past, a lot of guys who like strong women, they really freak out if you’re not strong 24/7. Or they complain about you being strong, then the moment you’re not strong, they’re like, ‘Oh, no, no, no.’
3 December 2020 Salma Hayek What is important is to believe in something so strongly that you’re never discouraged.
3 December 2020 Salma Hayek I think it’s important that kids have responsibilities and understand the value of things, but I think it’s great I get to travel the world with my daughter.
3 December 2020 Salma Hayek 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.’
