We need to stop the dying and start the living; stop the hunger and start the hoping.

Penelope Cruz Sanchez

Madrid is what I call home, but also the States.

Penelope Cruz Sanchez

I think magic is very related to happiness. So it is not there all the time, but there are beautiful moments of magic in everyone's life.

Penelope Cruz Sanchez

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 Sanchez

I was very superstitious when I was a teenager, and I had to fight against that because it made me feel anxious.

Penelope Cruz Sanchez

You cannot live your life looking at yourself from someone else's point of view.

Penelope Cruz Sanchez

When I read a script, I try not to judge the characters. I try to have an open mind and really see what it makes me feel.

Penelope Cruz Sanchez

I love Spanish food. My diet is the Mediterranean diet, which is good food. I eat well.

Penelope Cruz Sanchez

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.

Penelope Cruz Sanchez

I like roles that people don't recognize me in.

Penelope Cruz Sanchez

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

Penelope Cruz Sanchez

One thing that I am proud of: I am really capable of laughing at myself.

Penelope Cruz Sanchez