In my everyday life, I just wear jeans, t-shirts and trainers – if I can go barefoot, that’s even better. But for the events I have a stylist, and in two hours we have selected a whole outfit. – Penelope Cruz
I am someone who worries a lot. I’m always worrying ‘what if?’ Now I’m a mum – there will be worries for the rest of my life, but they’re not about me anymore. – Penelope Cruz
I won’t go to places where you’re going to find more attention. I go to the opposite. – Penelope Cruz
It’s great working with my sister, because we are very close as a family – my brother, my sister and myself. We have a great relationship. – Penelope Cruz
As a kid, I had a lot of energy; but the ballet lessons made me calm – this pleased my mother. – Penelope Cruz
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. – Penelope Cruz
Especially when you are advertising a product, I talk to the photographer and we create a character – it always gives you more freedom because it makes it less about yourself. – Penelope Cruz
I was 11 when I first said I wanted to become an actress, and everyone looked at me as if I had said I wanted to go to the moon. – Penelope Cruz
I was very superstitious when I was a teenager, and I had to fight against that because it made me feel anxious. – Penelope Cruz
There’s a lot of work that goes into it – if you think about how many collections a year that Karl Lagerfeld has to do, with Chanel and all the other things he does – you can’t do that unless you are working 18 hours a day. It’s really a lot of hard, hard work. – Penelope Cruz
There’s so much more I want to do. I refuse to get to 50 and wait at home for the phone to ring. – Penelope Cruz
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. – Penelope Cruz
It doesn’t happen every day, but many nights my dreams are like a movie. I don’t see normal movement – I see things in very complicated shots. That’s why I do remember many of them. – Penelope Cruz
All those cliches, those things you hear about having a baby and motherhood – all of them are true. And all of them are the most beautiful things you will ever experience. – Penelope Cruz
I have had a very singular kind of life since I started working so young, so I am very used to traveling, working, taking time for myself. – Penelope Cruz