Salma Hayek Covers 'Redbook' November 2011

Salma Hayek graces the cover of Redbook‘s November issue.

Here’s what the 45-year-old Mexican actress had to share with the mag:

On why she chose to star in Puss In Boots: “I liked the idea of doing a movie that [my daughter] Valentina could see, since there are many I’ve done that she is too young to see, and a few I’d probably never want her to. I’m a watchdog when it comes to what she can and cannot see.”

On motherhood changing her acting: “I’m playing the queen of a drug cartel in an Oliver Stone film [Savages]. He asked if I’d gone ‘all soft’ because I’m a mother. I said ‘Yes, but I can be the devil if I need to, because after all, I’m an actress.’”

On husband Francois-Henri Pinault influencing her style: “Like I said, I’m still a Mexican. I like to play fashion with him, but I’m nobody’s Barbie.”

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