Salma Hayek: "I demand more respect for who women are": when Salma Hayek has a dream, she goes after it--and when she discovers a cause, she champions it. Here, the 40-year-old activist, actress, and producer tells Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez about how to live life with passion.(Interview)(Cover story)

From: Redbook | Date: November 1, 2006| Author: | Copyright information

Salma Havek is calling. That's right. She's calling me at my home and I have her number on the caller ID. No, I'm not sharing it with you. And, no, she's not careless with personal details. It's just that Salma likes my books, a fact that made me spew coffee through my nose when I heard it. I didn't know she knew who I was. This news was better than finding out Gael Garcia Bernal has a crush on me--news I'm still waiting for.

See, in life there are stars you envy, and there are stars you emulate. Salma falls into the latter category. Don't get me wrong. The Mexican-born ...

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