Penelope Cruz Covers ‘Vogue’ June 2011

Penelope Cruz graces the cover of Vogue magazine’s June 2011 issue, on newsstands Tuesday (May 24).

Here’s what the 37-year-old Spanish actress had to share:

On her love for karaoke: “I’ve gone to karaoke bars in almost every city I have been to. Every time I am on a movie location, we find a karaoke bar and take the crew.”

On motherhood: “From the first second, you feel so much love. It is a revolutionary experience. That’s the best way I can describe it. It transforms you completely, in a second. Nature is very wise and gives you nine months to prepare, but in that moment – when you see that face, you are transformed forever. Even if you have heard from all your friends and family, ‘This is what’s going to happen,’ until it happens to you, it’s hard to understand in your soul.”

On wanting to keep her family’s life private: “I want my son – and my kids if I have more – to grow up in a way that is as anonymous as possible. The fact that his father and I have chosen to do the work that we do doesn’t give anybody the right to invade our privacy.”

For more from Penelope, visit Vogue.com!