Salma Hayek: Sultry actress Salma Hayek channels her voice into a cat in “Puss in Boots,” now in theaters. She stars as Kitty Softpaws in her very first animated movie role. Kitty’s in a love/hate relationship with Puss in Boots SEmD voiced by Antonio Banderas − and she’s a cunning thief to boot.
- On how she researched her role as Kitty Softpaws: “Well, I have a cat. Although, she's way out-numbered by the dogs. I have one cat, 10 dogs, four alpacas, four parrots, five horses, four ducks and 20 chickens. Most of them are rescue animals. So, my cat SEmD her name is Gypsy SEmD is definitely not in the majority. But I adore her. She’s too smart for the dogs. Also, my sister-in-law in France has three cats, and I spend a lot of time with them. I’ve been around cats my whole life, so I’ve been doing a lifetime of research.
- On doing animation: “You don’t have to worry about hair and makeup and what you’re wearing, and this is great.”- On her friendship with Antonio Banderas : “[It’s] the case of that thing when you don’t see someone for a long time, and then when you see them, it’s as if you just saw them yesterday. In 18 years, it’s like that, even if we don’t see each other for chunks.” (Canoe.ca)