I have never denied my background or my culture. I... -Salma Hayek

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 Quotes to Explore

When I feel stressed, I turn to food for comfort, but I don't like to diet and I'm not good at it....

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....

If you're feeling blue, lock yourself in a room, stand in front of a mirror, and dance - and laugh at yourself and be sexy. Dance the silliest and ugl...

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 da...

I aim for a lifetime full of movies....

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 w...

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 ...

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 s...

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 beho...

My grandmother was energetic and fearless - a talented poet and songwriter. She was also interested in chemistry and history and medicine, taking care...

Food Quotes to Explore

When you open any kind of food service establishment, you do all this planning, but it's not until you've opened the door and people are inside that y...

Food is really important to me....

For me no good food is illuminated without acidity....

The simpler the food, the harder it is to prepare it well. You want to truly taste what it is you're eating. So that goes back to the trend of fine in...

I think Ross Noble is the only person that I've seen really storm a stand-up slot at a festival, and that was when he led 3,000 people on a conga out ...

I had been playing for about a year and a half when the Beach Boys formed. When our folks went to Mexico on business, we would take the food money the...

The most successful person is the one who is most inspired. That is true in food and in life....

I love flying so much. I even like airplane food. No one bothers you and your phone never goes off and you can't have emails go through. It's undistur...

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 ...

It's fantastic to strive towards a nice life where you eat nice organic food and your children go to a nice school and you can afford nice clothes and...