I've Seen My Grandmothers Grow Old And

Calcutta Is Like Another World. People There Are Very Special And Grateful.

When I Was 16, I Got 'jamon, Jamon.' Of Course, I Had To Lie About My Age. And I Had To Lie To My Parents About The Content Of The Script.

I've Seen My Grandmothers Grow Old And They Are So Beautiful, Every Wrinkle In Their Face Tells A Story. I Want To Feel That In 30 Years. I Would Always Choose That Kind Of Beauty Over That Comes From Having Too Much Done To Yourself.

Pedro Almodóvar Asked Me To Watch Italian Films Again As Homework To Look At The Energy Of All Those Women From The Italian Neo-realist Films. A Lot Of Them Had Those Characters That Represented Motherhood. For Some Reason, In The '50s In Italy, The Mother Figure Was Very Important - And My Character Needed To Have That Energy.

For 'vicky Cristina Barcelona,' For Example, Woody Allen Is One Of The Greatest American Directors, And We Really Had A Very Good Working Relationship. We Understand Each Other Really Well. He Gave Me One Of The Best Opportunities Somebody Has Ever Given Me In My Career.