Salma Hayek Quotes

I say that the most liberating thing about beauty is realizing that you are the beholder.

No woman has to be a victim of physical abuse. Women have to feel like they are not alone.

Life is tough; and if you have the ability to laugh at it, you have the ability to enjoy it.

I think it's not a femme fatale when someone is not doing it to manipulate men or be like a black widow. She loves him. She does it out of love. She wants him so badly to stay with her.

I proved to myself that if I believe in something and set my mind to it I could actually accomplish it.

I keep waiting to meet a man who has more balls than I do.

Sometimes evolving doesn't mean transforming; sometimes it just means owning what is there.

Life is about creating new opportunities, not waiting for them to come to you.

Your empathy for other mothers is such a natural instinct and it's such a beautiful thing that we all connect, and we should all help each other.

What is important is to believe in something so strongly that you're never discouraged.

You can be a thousand different women. It's your choice which one you want to be. It's about freedom and sovereignty. You celebrate who you are. You say, 'This is my kingdom.'

This is not love. It is a crime... You can't look the other way just because you have not experienced domestic violence with your own flesh.

There has never been a female director who has won an Oscar. There has only been one woman who won at the Cannes Film Festival.

In fighting for women, we fight for humanity. We fight for the future - for everyone.

When you are passionate about life, it keeps you young. Sometimes I wake up at 4:00 am just to see how my roses look.

I have tried my whole life to represent my Mexican roots with honor and pride.

It doesnt matter what you have faith in, just that you have faith.

Every woman who thinks she is the only victim of violence has to know that there are many more.

Every unwanted animal ends up on my farm: alpacas and horses and dogs and cats and chickens and ducks and parrots and fish and guinea pigs.

I believe that change keeps you young.

Botox, trust me I've been tempted - but I resist! Think about what happens to your muscles - and your skin - if you're sick and don't move for a few days.

People always underestimate me. But if you stick around long enough, act out of conviction, and try to be honorable in everything you do, good things will come to you.

I know the only reason that I haven't gotten many good parts is because I am Latin - and they tell it to my face a lot of times.

I'm not a skinny girl. I push it. I'm at the limit of chubbiness at all times, but I'm happy at all times.

I work hard, I make my own living and I love it. I like having financial independence.

Somehow I am really relaxed within the chaos of having a baby - and anyone who's a mother knows it's very hard to relax, because there is so much to do and worry about!

Life is about chasing after the things you think are truly worth it, even if they don't happen, I'd rather have nothing but know I didn't settle for something I didn't want!

I'll tell you, there is nothing better in life than being a late bloomer. I believe that success can happen at any time and at any age.

If you give me any problem in America I can trace it down to domestic violence. It is the cradle of most of the problems, economic, psychological, educational.

I became obsessed with all these women who die never feeling they did anything extraordinary with their lives.

Some men have a silly theory about beautiful women - that somewhere along the line they'll turn into a monster. That movie gave them a chance to watch it happen.

I just love life. I'm excited about things in life. I think that if you're excited about life, you are excited about waking up and doing things with your life every day.

It's very easy to feel someone's pain when you love them.

And I highly recommend for all the women in the world, even if they're 71, you can never take for granted that he loves you. It's always good to flirt with him. It's a great sport.

I also have a film coming up called Breaking Up, and my part in that was not written for a Latina, and my character is not particularly pretty or sexy or exotic.

I have a farm and I love it there. There's really nothing to do, but even watching the chickens, its fun.

You want to do movies that your children can watch, and that your children can have fun at and enjoy the experience of shooting.

I directed a movie and now, I'm going to do the editing.

Producing is hell, writing is frustrating, acting is really satisfying, directing is heaven.

If I go on a diet and work out, I'm always in a bad mood. I'd rather be a little heavier but nice.

I didn't think marriage worked. I thought everybody who was married was secretly miserable - that it was something they just put up with for their children.

I do have a Mexican accent, but that doesn't mean that I'm a Latin vamp.

I aim for a lifetime full of movies.

If you look at any other group of people suffering injustice, women are always in the worst situation within that group.

My driving abilities from Mexico have helped me get through Hollywood.

There is a subconscious way of taking violence as a way of expression, as a normality, and it has a lot of effects in the youth in the way they absorb education and what they hope to get out of life.

My heart has been stolen too - but I've gone and got it back every single time!

As a woman, you should be more at ease with your sexuality when you are in your 40s...You are more self-assured about that part. And that's the way it should be.

How I would describe my characters is absolutely different from how I would describe myself.

Beauty products always cheer me up and give me hope. If it makes you feel pretty, why not?