Penelope Cruz's ageing excitement

Feb 11, 2008, 13:35 GMT

Spanish actress Penelope Cruz smiles during a photo call on her film \'Elegy\' at the 58th Berlin International Film Festival in Berlin, 10 February 2008. The film runs in competition for th Silver and Golden Bears at the 58th Berlinale. EPA/JOERG CARSTENSEN

Penelope Cruz is "looking forward" to getting older.

The 33-year-old 'Volver' actress, who stars as a student who embarks on an affair with a 64-year-old professor in her new film 'Elegy', is not worried about losing her looks and thinks age will make her a better actress.

She said: "I'm really looking forward to being older. I want to experience things - I'm even looking forward to having backaches and using that in my work!"

Penelope also dismissed reports she isn't considered a serious actress because of her sexy looks.

She said: "I've had plenty of offers for roles that have nothing to do with any of that. I think you also have to be pretty egocentric to think that you have that problem. I don't engage in that debate because I am allergic to it."

Meanwhile, it was recently revealed Penelope will be starring in a raunchy lesbian sex scene with Scarlett Johansson in Woody Allen's new film, 'Vicky Cristina Barcelona'.

A film insider said: "It's an extremely erotic scene. People will be blown away and even shocked. Penelope and Scarlett go at it in a red-tinted photography dark room, and it will leave the audience gasping."

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