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The Older I Am, The More I Refuse To Treat My Work As Therapy And The More I Think It's Less Honest To Do That, Less About Acting. When I Was Younger, I Sometimes Used Personal Things In Creating Characters, To The Point Where I Thought Maybe It Was A Little Bit Dangerous - At Least For Me. But I Don't Feel That Somebody Can Only Be Good In A Character If They Are Really Becoming That Person Or Really Suffering.

When I Was On The Set, I Was Not Talking On The Phone Or Reading Anything Else. I Was Just Reading Things, Listening To Music And Watching Things That Had To Do With The State Of The Scene. So It Would Be A Constant, Maintaining For The Whole Day That State. If I Had An Hour Off For Lunch, I Would Put On A Movie Or Something That Would Help Me Stay In That Area. And At The End Of The Day, I Was Like A Zombie.

I Have Food Every Day On The Table, I Have A Family, Friends, Health - All The Things Without Which It Wouldn't Matter How Many Roles I Get To Play.

If I Read A Script And The Subject Stays With Me - Then That's When I Want To Go To Work. Before, I Was Very Addicted To Being On Set, And I Was Doing Three Or Four Movies A Year For Many Years. Now, Fortunately, I Can Go To Work Only When I Am Passionate About A Project, And The Rest Of The Time, I Can Live My Life. I'm Not Interested In Doing Movies Just As A Marathon. When I Go To Work Now, I Have Much More To Give. But The Other Way, You Get Empty.

I'm Very Honored To Play One Of The Women In The Movie Volver, And It Was Special Acting With All Those Other Talented Actresses. Carmen Maura Is A Legend And It Was A Thrill To Make A Movie With Her.