Salma Hayek Covers 'Harper's Bazaar UK' November 2012

Salma Hayek strikes a fierce pose on the cover of Harper’s Bazaar UK‘s November 2012 issue, on newsstands now.

Here is what the 46-year-old actress had to share with the mag:

On Hollywood’s unforgiving nature towards aging ladies: “The worst thing you can be in Hollywood is a woman and over 40. On top of that, I have an accent, am dyslexic, short and chubby. You name it I have it, but I am here. I must be the luckiest girl in the world to be working.”

On not getting caught up in the dieting craze: “I am on the limit of chubbiness because I love my food and my wine. It’s not the best for fashion, but it’s good for my mood. I am happy because I eat. I am 46; I will not have Botox. You know why? – I don’t need to do it Because I eat! I eat the fat, I eat the vegetables, I eat everything. If you exercise too much and you don’t eat enough, it takes its toll on the skin. Everything starts ageing. If you don’t eat carbs, you slow your metabolism down. And you know what? You look miserable. The truth is I just don’t have the drive to be the prettiest and the thinnest. I can be happy for other people for their beauty. Learn to be happy for others and you can never run out of happiness.”

On Madonna still showing so much skin in her fifties: “Do I envy Madonna‘s body? Yes. Do I thank God that she has it? Yes! If you’re fifty something and you look like Madonna, and you put a lifetime’s work in the way you look, then flash it to the world!”

For more from Salma, visit HarpersBazaar.com!