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

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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

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 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.

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 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.

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

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

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 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...

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...

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.

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 really wanted to work and become independent.

I really wanted to work and become independent.

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!