Salma Hayek
By Roxanna Bina
Salma Hayek
After Sunset
IFQ: Have you always been a fan of this type of popcorn, big Hollywood movie and especially the heist type?
Salma Hayek: Sure! Yes, I’ve always loved this type of big scale movie with lots of fun and not too much seriousness. There are some that are really well done and some, hum, well that are really BAD! I wanted to make one that is not too dark but more steamy and sexy. One that doesn’t try to be pretentious but that is aimed to purely entertain. And this is it, this one has all the tensions and all the twists of a typical heist movie but it’s also very light, almost goofy at times. And it’s got the spice coming from the chemistry I had with Pierce and The Bahamas…
IFQ: Talking about Pierce I heard you always had a crush on him?
SH: I always had a huge crush on Pierce! And it was so un-real and funny to be with him every day and hang out with him, and kiss him on the screen. What a weird experience, kissing your dream, your crush! Pierce is such a charmer and he’s got a contagious laughter!
IFQ: What about The Bahamas, it’s pretty wild here, how did you survive the Island?
SH: I’m a survivor! So I did survive very well, thank you! On top of that I’m a fanatic diver and there is no better place than The Bahamas to dive! Anytime I had a few hours or a day off I would go and dive somewhere in the island. It’s really a dream to shoot here and on top of that, once you’re done with work, if you’re lucky, you can dwell into a beautiful sunset and just relax and just be happy…
IFQ: The movie is called “After the Sunset” and implies the time and place when one decide to settle down, to almost retire, what about you, do you think about that and where would you retire?
SH: Well, right now I’m not really thinking about retirement because I’m shooting another film with my good friend Penelope Cruz for Luc Besson called “Banditas”. And I’m having the best of time right now. But indeed, when the time comes, well, I will find a farm and hang out with chicken. And this is how I see myself settling down, in a very quiet place far away from the glamour and the stars…
By Roxanna Bina