Penélope Cruz looks amazing on the cover of the August issue of W magazine. Her are some highlights from the interview:

On the celebrity gossip mill:

“I think it’s disgusting. It’s dangerous and nasty, and bad for our society in so many ways. And it’s getting worse every day. It affects me directly, but I really believe that this culture of gossip affects our society on a much deeper level, on an ethical level. It’s what kids see and hear every day, and it will affect future generations in ways that we cannot even imagine.”

On staying abreast on film critic review of her work:

“I try not to go on the Internet and read about myself. It’s a guaranteed way to get angry for no reason. You start looking at yourself from the outside, from the wrong place. And everything is out of proportion. The good things, the bad things - everything.”

On the celebrity entertainment shows in Spain:

“In Spain these TV shows are on for maybe 17 hours a day. They are very cheap to make because they just have somebody running after people in the street with a camera, provoking them, insulting them. They’re just waiting for more and more drama, you know? Unless they have a dead body in front of them, it’s not enough. I mean, it is just beyond crazy and completely unacceptable.”

On adopting children:

“It’s something that I’ve thought about a lot. But I don’t know. I feel like I still have a lot of time.”

On exposing her private life:

“I never talk about my private life to journalists. Never. I have a total right to protect it and I never mess with that.”

Penelope’s beautiful and an amazing actress - I was very impressed when I first saw her in All About My Mother…it was apparent she’d become a big star.

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