“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.”
Power
“I think it's important that kids have responsibilities and understand the value of things, but I think it's great I get to travel the world with my daughter.”
TravelAll Quotes by Salma Hayek
“You can have a spiritual awakening and discover a new side of you at any age. And best of all, love can happen at any age. Life can just start to get exciting when you're in your 40s and 50s. You have to believe that.”
Age“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.”
Diet“I think it's important that kids have responsibilities and understand the value of things, but I think it's great I get to travel the world with my daughter.”
Travel“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.”
Home“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.'”
Women“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.”
Romantic“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.”
Marriage“What works in a relationship of very public people is not making the relationship public - keeping it as personal as it can be. It's the only way it is real.”
Relationship“I aim for a lifetime full of movies.”
Movies“Love food and I love to eat.”
Food“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.'”
Freedom“At one point in my life, I was very involved with social causes. I'm still involved, but now I have a family and it's important to me.”
Family“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.”
Education“I really do love Diana Ross I grew up listening to her records. I grew up in a little town in Mexico, so while we got the music, we never got the experience of watching her.”
Experience“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.”
Women“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.”
Age“What is important is to believe in something so strongly that you're never discouraged.”
Strength“Everybody has a weakness. Mine is food.”
Food“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.”
Beauty