Salma Hayek was once told she needed to ‘sound dumber and speak faster’ by a director – The Sun

SALMA Hayek was once told by a director to "sound dumber and speak faster," she has revealed.

The actress claimed she was encouraged to forget the inspirational lessons she had learnt from her former acting teacher.

In an interview with Total Film magazine, 53-year-old Salma said: "Unfortunately, I never had a lot of chances to do parts where I could use a lot of the things I learned.

"Or you learn them and they don't let you.'

"I've had directors say to me, 'Dumber and faster. Sound dumber and speak faster!'"

Like a Boss actress Salma is set to star in The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard along with Ryan Reynolds, Morgan Freeman, Samuel L. Jackson and Antonio Banderas.

She most recently appeared in The Roads Not Taken opposite Javier Bardem.

When learning her trade, Salma says she "could never miss a class."

The strict teacher – who encouraged her to focus on the small details – would let rip if anyone was late or skipped the lessons.

She added: “One time, one of the people in the class didn’t come and showed up after three days with a paper from the doctor.

"He came over to him and said, ‘Is that your death certificate?’ He said, ‘No.’ And he said, ‘You can walk out and never come back.

"If you’re doing theatre will you go to the audience and say you were sick? You were not sick enough. If you were in the hospital, I’d understand, but two days in bed… don’t show up with that paper to my class.

"This is not a joke. You are either committed to this class or you don’t belong here.'"

Now Salma hopes her daughter Valentina, 12, with husband François-Henri Pinault will follow in her footsteps.

She says the "world is her oyster" and has already shown off her talents behind the camera.

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