Birth name: Salma Hayek-Jimenez
Gender: Female
Profession: Actress
Height: 5' 2" (1.57 m)
Chosen by People (USA) magazine as one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world [1996]
"I keep waiting to meet a man who has more balls than I do."
"I act tall!" "But look how short I am...I can't even act to be tall. I'm five-two. I can't even create the illusion that I am tall!"
"I don't believe in the so-called Latino explosion when it comes to movies. Jennifer Lopez doesn't have an accent. She grew up in New York speaking English not Spanish. Her success is very important because she represents a different culture, but it doesn't help me. I grew up in Mexico, not the US, and the fact is that there just aren't any parts for Latin actresses. I have to persuade people that my accent won't be a problem, but an asset. Everyone's afraid of doing something a bit risky. Everyone wants a $200 million hit and anything they think might get in the way of that kind of success is considered a liability."
What worries me the most is that most men are so weak. Because of that they act like they don't care and like machos - because they are too fragile inside. They're scared of confrontation and afraid of so many things. And because of this they build up their life so they have to deal with their feelings as little as possible. I find feminine men unbelievably sexy. But most men are completely incapable of getting in touch with their feminine side. What am I supposed to talk about with a man who doesn't know what it's like to be a woman?"At the beginning [my career] was hard. People were like, 'Who is this Mexican jumping bean?'"
Related Links:
The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) - Salma Hayek