Quotes

I think women, we are very interesting. We have a lot to say, and sometimes it's frustrating how all the lead parts are for men.

I want to try as many different roles as I can. I want to do everything.

My childhood memories are amazing; I had freedom in every way - but I see everything from a different perspective now that I live outside.

I always need to keep moving.

I don't want to be in the spotlight, ever! I don't know why I got in this profession!

You can always go back to the place where you were comfortable, the place where you're from.

Moving to L.A. was hard. I had a career in Spain, and you have to forget your ego. I was a nobody again.

I know it sounds like I'm playing all these wives and girlfriends, but they're not waiting at home. I wear the pants.

I think I had 'Super Mario' and 'Tetris' around, and that's it.

My grandparents were from Spain, and I had a Spanish passport.

I don't mind playing someone's girlfriend or wife if I have something to say, if I bring something to the picture, if I can be strong and powerful and say smart things. If not, then it's just boring.

I didn't get to play many video games when I was growing up.

I put a lot of trust in my stylist, Micaela Erlanger.

It's hard to explain to my parents what's going on. You can't compare Hollywood with Cuba. I didn't even know I could dream this.

I can't stay in one place for too long.

The first 'Blade Runner' is a cool movie. It's a classic. Just to be part of the sequel was such an honor and a beautiful learning experience.

Today, when I read a script I see If there's something special for me to do. I only want to play great characters.

[on her nude scenes for Blonde (2022)] I know what's going to go viral, and it's disgusting. It's upsetting just to think about it. I can't control it; you can't really control what they do and how they take things out of context. I don't think it gave me second thoughts; it just gave me a bad taste to think about the future of those clips.

[filming her nude scenes in Blonde] It's harder for people to watch (those scenes) than for me to make them, because I understood what I was doing and I felt very protected and safe. I didn't feel exploited because I was in control. I made that decision. I knew what the movie I was doing. I trusted my director. I felt like I was in a safe environment. We had hundreds of conversations about these scenes. Everyone felt a deep respect for the movie we were making. And in that sense, I had no fear. I didn’t feel uncomfortable at all, even though they were really hard scenes.