One Thing That I Am Proud Of:

If I Read A Script And The Subject Stays With Me - Then That's When I Want To Go To Work. Before, I Was Very Addicted To Being On Set, And I Was Doing Three Or Four Movies A Year For Many Years. Now, Fortunately, I Can Go To Work Only When I Am Passionate About A Project, And The Rest Of The Time, I Can Live My Life. I'm Not Interested In Doing Movies Just As A Marathon. When I Go To Work Now, I Have Much More To Give. But The Other Way, You Get Empty.

When You Really Have The Preparation Time And Things Start Taking The Shape That They Need, You Have A Beautiful Feeling That Comes From The Hard Work.

Awards Are Great, As You Get To Meet Up With Friends And Colleagues From Your Industry - A Sort Of Reunion.

We Had A Great Connection With Pedro Almodovar From The Beginning. Even Before I Met Him, It Was So Strange. I Felt Like I Already Knew Him. I Loved Him Even Before I Met Him. It Was So Powerful. And When I Looked At Him In The Eyes, This Was The Feeling That I Knew I Was Going To Have With Him. It Gets Bigger And Bigger Every Day. I Adore Him. It's Much More Than Working Together. He's A Really Special Person In My Life.

The One Philosophy Or Religion I Find I Am Most Close To Is The Buddhist One. I Think It Is The One That Respects Others And The One That Doesn't Say That This Is The Only Way. I Think Happiness Is The Moment When - If You've Forgotten Those Little Things - They Suddenly Come Back Into Focus For You.