Penelope Cruz Quotes

My parents inspire me every day. They are both incredible people that I love and look up to every day. Industry wise, I love what Justin Timberlake has done with his career. He's truly an idol to me, not only as a performer, but as a person as well.

The most characteristic mark of a great mind is to choose some one important object, and pursue it for life.

Great hopes make great men.

My influences are, number one, hand to Jesus, Halle Berry. I think that she's so brilliant, and I love everything that she does, even 'Catwoman.'

I write about the American dream: if you set your mind to do something, you can do it. My fans know they're getting the real thing.

It's funny how many people that I've come across in my time that have gone on to achieve great success.

Great things are accomplished by talented people who believe they will accomplish them.

No one was ever great without some portion of divine inspiration.

Perseverance is a great element of success. If you only knock long enough and loud enough at the gate, you are sure to wake up somebody.

If your determination is fixed, I do not counsel you to despair. Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance.

It would be the ultimate dream for me to win an Academy Award, be in love and have kids. Then I would say, 'Life is great! I have done everything I wanted.'

There are no great people. There are only great topics.

You know, watching Dan Marino and Steve Young get nominated to the Hall of Fame... those guys are unbelievable and they did it for so long. I'd love to play like those guys, but there's still a long way to go and a lot of growing.

I feel so fortunate, so honored, to have played this game that I love for so long, with so many great players, and in front of so many wonderful fans. I fulfilled a childhood dream the first time I stepped on an NFL field, and the league did not let me down one time.

Be great in act, as you have been in thought.

My focus is my art, and that's what I love to do. I have to be really passionate in order to do something. I've turned down many things that I just didn't believe in.

I just want to be great. I want to stand out, be a great leader for this defense, and I'm just trying to leave it all out on the field.

I have a personal ambition to live my life honestly and honor the true love that I've had and also the people I've had around me.

Nothing great will ever be achieved without great men, and men are great only if they are determined to be so.

You have all the reason in the world to achieve your grandest dreams. Imagination plus innovation equals realization.

Even as a kid, I never wanted to be famous; I wanted to be good.

In the realm of ideas everything depends on enthusiasm... in the real world all rests on perseverance.

I would say that Emma Stone and Emma Watson are two very talented young actresses who are very intelligent and have a great sense of humor and have learned to balance what they love with their acting career, and I think that's really a great thing.

That some achieve great success, is proof to all that others can achieve it as well.

It just proves that I've been here for a long time and, I guess, have done the right things over the years.