The Rose Tattoo"Please don't retouch my wrinkles. It took me so long to earn them."
The Queen"It's great to be queen!"
Shakespeare in Love"The more I do, the more frithened I get. But that is essential. Otherwise why would I go on doing it?"
The Good Wife"I'd rather go back to waitressing than play a character that I hate."
The English Patient"I have to change me, and I have to learn things, and I have to push me and my limits. By acting, I find a freedom inside of a prison in a way."
The Reader"I wouldn't dream of working on something that didn't make my gut rumble and my heart want to explode."
I've Loved You So Long"I don't want to have to be pretty. I don't want to have to be adorable. Because if I'm watching that on screen I get irritated."
Y Tu Mamá También"Me dedico a esto porque me encanta y disfruto con el recorrido."
La Vie En Rose"I don't think you learn how to act. You learn how to use your emotions and feelings."
The Wrestler"Not to get overly psychological about this, but it's probably why I became an actress in the first place: for that kind of freedom and refuge, as well as for the fact that I just love acting so much."
Vicky Cristina Barcelona"My ambition is to be happy."
Frida"I proved to myself that if I believe in something and set my mind to it I could actually accomplish it."
The Blind Side"I think every human being has a level of melancholy in life and in general."