Penelope Cruz Graces Another Cover

Katie Couric, take note!

Looking stunning as usual, Penelope Cruz graces the cover of the upcoming issue of Interview Magazine, shot by Mikael Jansson.

Inside the pages, Cruz's Nine co-star, Marion Cotillard, commands the interview with insightful questions that elicit great revealing responses. Check out some of the highlights:

When asked what films she watched growing up:
A lot of Pedro Almodóvar’s movies, actually—I got obsessed with him at an early age. I watched every one of his movies on the Betamax. It wasn’t until he released Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! [1990] that I finally saw one of his movies in a theater. I remember I had to take the bus and the metro to get there. I went alone and lied about my age because I was not 16 yet, and that’s how old you had to be to go. After I saw the movie, I took a walk by myself around Madrid. That was the day that I decided that I would at least try to get an agent and be an actress.

When asked how she chooses her roles:
I try to look at the whole thing and say yes to the projects that I cannot stop thinking about. 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.

On whether or not she remembers her dreams:
Yes, because when I am dreaming at night, I see everything as a shot from a movie. I have cranes and extras in my dreams. [Cotillard laughs] I swear to you! It doesn’t happen every day, but many nights my dreams are like a movie. I don’t see normal movement—I see things in very complicated shots. That’s why I do remember many of them.

On the four guests she would invite to dinner if she could pick anyone:
This is very interesting. I would take Federico Fellini, Billy Wilder, Woody Allen, and Pedro Almodóvar, and I would make broken eggs, which is a Spanish dish. It’s all fried, and it’s very fattening, with a lot of oil, salt, eggs, and potatoes. I know how to make it, and it’s so greasy, but there is a truth to it. Can you imagine this group?

On whether or not she is confident in herself:
No. [laughs] I think about that a lot. It doesn’t matter if you have more success or less success—confidence is not really measured by that. I think most actors . . . We are insecure, in general. I think to be an actor, you need to have an ego, but then, our ego is our worst enemy.

We love!

The rest of the interview is really great, and the chemistry between these two women is evident, which makes us excited to see Nine. Check out the full exchange on InterviewMagazine.com.

Enjoy!

[Image courtesy of Mikael Jansson / Interview.]