I Retired From Rugby Because I Was

In 22 Years Of Acting, I've Only Done Two Movies Where I, Personally, Kill People. The Coens Called Me The Spanish Ballerina On (the No Country For Old Men) Set, Because Every Time I Had The Gun, When They Called Cut, I'd Give It Back And Say, 'take This S**t Out Of My Hands!' There Were Laughing, Like They Couldn't Believe I Was Supposed To Be The Villain.

I Look At Myself, And I See A Spanish Person Who's Trying To Be Understood By An English-speaking Audience And Is Putting A Lot Of Energy Into That, Instead Of Into Expressing Himself Freely And Feeling Comfortable.

The Earliest Memories I Have From My Childhood Are Of My Mum Getting Ready To Go On Stage. I Must Have Been About Five And I Would Watch Her Vomiting Backstage On Opening Night, And Then The Next Minute She Became Isabella, The Queen Of Spain. At The Time I Remember Thinking, 'what Kind Of Schizophrenic Job Is This?' Now It All Makes Sense.

I'm Getting So Old - It's More Uncomfortable To Do Those Scenes Now Than When I Was 20. I Mean, I Don't Have A Big Problem With Nudity On Screen. But Usually The Days When You Do Those Naked Love Scenes Are The Weirdest Ones On Set. Everyone Is Uncomfortable. You're Like, 'hi. How Are You?' Then The Next Minute You're With An Actress Who You Don't Know And You're Pretending To Make Love To Her In Front Of All The Crew. The Acting Challenge Is Pretending Things Are Ok.

Awards Were Made In Hollywood, In Whatever The Time It Was Created. They're To Promote Each Other's Movies. You Give Me An Award, I Give You An Award And People Will Believe That We Are Great Movies And They'll Go To See Them. It's Still The Same.