Renowned actress Penelope Cruz, who is approaching her 50th birthday next year, maintains an unquenchable thirst for knowledge and growth in her career. She remains as passionate as ever about acting and anticipates a future filled with opportunities to explore.
When asked if her impending milestone age of 50 alters her perspective on life and work, Penelope shared with Britain’s Hello! magazine, “No. I just love acting. That’s the reason why I became an actress and why I’m still acting now, I love exploring and learning.”
Cruz’s enduring enthusiasm is evident as she looks forward to honing her craft and embracing new challenges. She believes that the passage of time will enable her to accomplish feats that might not be possible now. Her commitment to ongoing education within her profession fills her with confidence and dispels apprehensions.
“I know that there are some things I’ll be able to do in 20 years that I can’t do now, so there will always be something new to learn,” Cruz elaborated. “I’ll always be a student in my profession. That takes away a lot of fears.”
The Spanish actress’s passion for acting ignited at a young age. She revealed that even as a child, she spent hours observing and “studying” the customers at her mother’s hair salon. This unconventional approach allowed her to understand a myriad of perspectives and situations, fostering her curiosity about different realities.
“I knew I wanted to act from when I was about five years old, so I’d pretend to be doing my homework in my mother’s salon but I was really studying all the women and listening to what they were saying – not out of a necessity to gossip, just through fascination and wanting to understand different realities and situations,” Cruz shared.
Penelope Cruz’s enduring commitment to exploration, growth, and learning exemplifies her dedication to the art of acting and her determination to evolve as an artist.