“As an actress, I really love people like Anna Magnani and Debra Winger...” — Penelope Cruz Quote

“As an actress, I really love people like Anna Magnani and Debra Winger. I also think there is nobody better than Meryl Streep.”

“I am a big fan of photography, more of being behind the camera - so when I get the opportunity to work with such great photographers, I always try and learn from their technique.”

“I'm strong and opinionated. Those qualities brought me a lot of problems since I was a little girl in school, saying 'I don't agree' and fighting with the children. It's part of my curiosity for life.”

“There's this joke that Anna Drezen wrote for Melissa Villasenor, where Melissa plays every teen-girl murder suspect on Law & Order.' And there's this joke in there that is like, We stabbed her as a joke, but she took it the wrong way and started bleeding!'”

“I've looked up to Maria Sharapova, Anna Kournikova. I followed their matches when I was little.”

“I think Anna and the King is a look at Asia from the Asian perspective, reflecting the Asian experience, which is very rare.”