Salma Hayek
Salma Hayek
Salma Hayek is a Mexican-American film actress, producer, and former model. She began her career in Mexico starring in the telenovela Teresa and starred in the film El Callejón de los Milagrosfor which she was nominated for an Ariel Award. In 1991 Hayek moved to Hollywood and came to prominence with roles in movies such as Desperado, Dogma, and Wild Wild West...
NationalityMexican
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth2 September 1966
CityCoatzacoalcos, Mexico
CountryMexico
You have to embrace the character for everything that she was, without any judgement, and throw yourself completely, completely into it.
It's more fun to play a good character with a good director and good actors around you. That's what makes it fun, and the more variety, the better.
How I would describe my characters is absolutely different from how I would describe myself.
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.
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.
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 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.
I have gotten a lot more attention than...other women that I find incredibly beautiful. And this has happened to me ever since I was a girl, when I was flat, had no teeth, was skinny and small as I could be. I always got more attention than anyone else. If I hadn't, I would have made sure I did...
We're a combination of extremely girlie girls who have a strong sense of justice.
You have supported the work of prosecutors dedicated to holding the perpetrators of these crimes accountable,
You know how macho boys get when they're all together? Well, the set of 'Desperado' was like that. They were all trying to put me down, saying, 'Bring on the stuntwoman, Salma can't do that.' But I did everything.
I do have thighs and a butt. I have cellulite.
Your unwavering support for the Violence Against Women Act on behalf of the victims of these crimes has made an enormous difference, Senators Specter and Biden, ... Your courageous efforts to take on these terrible crimes have put trained police officers in communities that need them.
I like to eat. I'm always on the edge of how much can I eat without looking too - you know. If I eat something salty, it makes me want something sweet. I eat something sweet, then I want salty. And exercise is not my thing, though I do it.