I went to dance classes from 9 in the morning until 1, then to school from 3 to 10 at night, always under the threat that if I failed a single course I could forget about dancing.

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You can fake your age or mask it, but the passion that moves the characters...

You can fake your age or mask it, but the passion that moves the characters...

The director had come to Madrid to court me.

The director had come to Madrid to court me.

People love coming on television, even if they have to show their miseries.

People love coming on television, even if they have to show their miseries.

Psychiatrists don't solve anything from one day to the next.

Psychiatrists don't solve anything from one day to the next.

When you have to get into the character each morning, give it your voice, your...

When you have to get into the character each morning, give it your voice, your...

On my fifth film, it was then that I stopped dancing.

On my fifth film, it was then that I stopped dancing.

For most of my career, I've played roles that were written for other actresses.

For most of my career, I've played roles that were written for other actresses.

Compared to dancing, films seemed to me to be the work of lay bums. There...

Compared to dancing, films seemed to me to be the work of lay bums. There...

Keep your ears open, your eyes open, grab everything you can, react, and learn!

Keep your ears open, your eyes open, grab everything you can, react, and learn!

When I said I was going to audition for a film, I got a hearty...

When I said I was going to audition for a film, I got a hearty...

I had to gain weight until I looked like a seal so I could compete...

I had to gain weight until I looked like a seal so I could compete...

I chose the most explosive dress I could find. I put a ton of makeup...

I chose the most explosive dress I could find. I put a ton of makeup...

The actress they'd hired had refused to appear naked in front of the camera. I...

The actress they'd hired had refused to appear naked in front of the camera. I...

I like men with some belly who are a little over the hill.

I like men with some belly who are a little over the hill.

My first vocation was dance.

My first vocation was dance.

The film kept me from working as a secretary. It was a real stroke of...

The film kept me from working as a secretary. It was a real stroke of...

My current companion, Gerard de Battista, is the father of my two sons.

My current companion, Gerard de Battista, is the father of my two sons.

Acting is the work of two people-it's only possible when you have the complicity, the...

Acting is the work of two people-it's only possible when you have the complicity, the...

I'd heard it was dangerous to walk around Miami.

I'd heard it was dangerous to walk around Miami.

I really wanted to work and become independent.

I really wanted to work and become independent.