Los Angeles:
Oscar-winning star PenelopeCruz has said she sometimes takes the scissors to trim her owntresses and feels she could have opened her own salon if shehad failed as an actress.
The Volver star, who celebrated the birth of herfirst son with husband Javier Bardem last month, was trainedby her hairdresser mother when she was young, reported InStylemagazine.
"My mother is a hairdresser and owned a salon. It wasso much fun. I learnt how to cut, colour and do blow-dries. Ifit hadn't gone well as an actress, I could have opened my own!Sometimes even now, I still take the scissors and cut my ownor other victims' hair!" said Cruz.
The 36-year-old Spanish beauty hates staring in themirror for long while having her hair and make-up done andinstead prefers reading her scripts.
"I only use full make-up when I'm making a movie orfor a night out. Usually I have an hour-and-a-half to getready for a red-carpet event. I always set up my BlackBerryand use the time in hair and make-up to study my script,otherwise you spend too long staring at yourself in themirror," she added.
The Volver star, who celebrated the birth of herfirst son with husband Javier Bardem last month, was trainedby her hairdresser mother when she was young, reported InStylemagazine.
"My mother is a hairdresser and owned a salon. It wasso much fun. I learnt how to cut, colour and do blow-dries. Ifit hadn't gone well as an actress, I could have opened my own!Sometimes even now, I still take the scissors and cut my ownor other victims' hair!" said Cruz.
The 36-year-old Spanish beauty hates staring in themirror for long while having her hair and make-up done andinstead prefers reading her scripts.
"I only use full make-up when I'm making a movie orfor a night out. Usually I have an hour-and-a-half to getready for a red-carpet event. I always set up my BlackBerryand use the time in hair and make-up to study my script,otherwise you spend too long staring at yourself in themirror," she added.
