The director took my face in his hands and asked me to show him my teeth, as with a horse. This happened on a Wednesday, and by the following Monday I was shooting.

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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...

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....

My first vocation was dance.

My first vocation was dance.

I really wanted to work and become independent.

I really wanted to work and become independent.

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.

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

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

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!

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...

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'd heard it was dangerous to walk around Miami.

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

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

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

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 had come to Madrid to court me.

The director had come to Madrid to court me.

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...

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

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

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.

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...

A witch and a bitch always dress up for each other, because otherwise the witch...

A witch and a bitch always dress up for each other, because otherwise the witch...

When I retire, I'll get Ricky Hatton to wash my clothes and cut my lawn...

When I retire, I'll get Ricky Hatton to wash my clothes and cut my lawn...

Respect is love in plain clothes.

Respect is love in plain clothes.