I really wanted to work and become independent.

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My only friends were boys, and I was just one more of them.

My only friends were boys, and I was just one more of them.

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...

The director took my face in his hands and asked me to show him my...

The director took my face in his hands and asked me to show him my...

There's nothing more human than two people making love.

There's nothing more human than two people making love.

I went to dance classes from 9 in the morning until 1, then to school...

I went to dance classes from 9 in the morning until 1, then to school...

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!

My first vocation was dance.

My first vocation was dance.

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

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

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.

I'm a small and normal girl, and stories like mine no one likes to tell....

I'm a small and normal girl, and stories like mine no one likes to tell....

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 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...

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'd heard it was dangerous to walk around Miami.

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

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.

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...

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.

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...

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

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