Salma Hayek Quotes

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

Waiting, Keep, Meet

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.
Salma Hayek

Life, Education, Hope

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.
Salma Hayek

Work, Diet, Nice

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.
Salma Hayek

Good, Women, Great

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

Strength, Important, Strongly

I love being a wife and homemaker - because it's my choice. My husband doesn't expect me to do it. I don't mind doing things for him because he does so much for me; we both feel that way so there is no power struggle.
Salma Hayek

Love, Power, Husband

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

Women, Alone, Woman

If a man lets all of my dogs sleep in the bed with us, then that is the most romantic thing. You must love my dogs in order to love me. A man who is nice to my animals and doesn't shoo them away - well, that's the height of romance.
Salma Hayek

Love, Romantic, Nice

I have never denied my background or my culture. I have taught my child to embrace her Mexican heritage, to love my first language, Spanish, to learn about Mexican history, music, folk art, food, and even the Mexican candy I grew up with.
Salma Hayek

Love, Music, History

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.
Salma Hayek

Life, Success, Age

I had to endure the worst time of all in terms of racial discrimination in Hollywood when I first started out. It was inconcievable to American directors and producers that a Mexican woman could have a lead role.
Salma Hayek

Time, Woman, American

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

Life, Laugh, Enjoy

I noticed in the past, a lot of guys who like strong women, they really freak out if you're not strong 24/7. Or they complain about you being strong, then the moment you're not strong, they're like, 'Oh, no, no, no.'
Salma Hayek

Women, Strong, Past

People often say that 'beauty is in the eye of the beholder,' and I say that the most liberating thing about beauty is realizing that you are the beholder. This empowers us to find beauty in places where others have not dared to look, including inside ourselves.
Salma Hayek

Beauty, Find, Others

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

Mind, Actually, Accomplish

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.
Salma Hayek

Women, Men, Beautiful

For my wrap present, Colin Farrell gave me a first edition book. I got so involved with this character and I was so sad when the movie was over that when I got home and I tried to read the book I got really emotional and I started crying.
Salma Hayek

Home, Sad, Character

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

Mean, Accent, Mexican

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.
Salma Hayek

Good, Reason, Tell

I love to cook for my husband and daughter. I enjoy going to the market for fresh vegetables.
Salma Hayek

Love, Husband, Enjoy

I think it's nice for women to try to be sexy for their man.
Salma Hayek

Women, Nice, Sexy

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

Love, Work, Hard

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.
Salma Hayek

Down, Give, America

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

Through, Hollywood, Driving

So you have to keep waiting and then they give you the script and it's terrible. Then you have to go to the rewrite and they're very upset because you didn't like it. I went through that for seven years.
Salma Hayek

Waiting, Give, Through

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Biography

Nationality: Mexican

Born: September 2, 1966

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