I know most people don’t really care about the state of Penelope Cruz’s womb, but I enjoy reading about her, because I think she’s a pretty authentic international movie star, in the vein of women like Sophia Loren or Bridget Bardot. I get a little tired of the faux-celebrities – so it’s nice to check in with someone like Penelope occasionally. She’s the cover girl for the British magazine Psychologies, and if the interview excerpt (via People) is any indication, this magazine tries to get celebrities to admit their various psychological problems.

Penelope, 35, admits that she has self-destructive tendencies – yeah, we figured that out with the Tom Cruise incident. I’m still shocked Penelope came out of that one with her career intact. Penelope also talks about her immortal beloved, Javier Bardem, saying only that he’s a “wonderful actor”. Alas, nothing about that rumored engagement. The most notable thing she says is that she’s not so sure about marriage, but she’s definitely sure she’d like to be a mother. Step up, Javier:

Penelope Cruz is a perfectionist in all areas of her profession, something the Spanish-born star admits she carries over into her personal life.

“Every time I make a film, I feel like it’s my first time … I always think they could fire me,” the Oscar winner, 35, tells the August issue of Psychologies magazine in the U.K. “I’ve ruined my own happiness and created problems with my friends because of this tendency. It takes discipline for me to stop worrying.”

She adds, “I have a tendency to become a mother to everyone around me. My brother and sister are always complaining that I’m too protective.”

Someday that might just come in handy. Currently linked to fellow Spaniard Javier Bardem – about whom Cruz would only say, “He’s a wonderful man, a great actor” – she does admit that she definitely desires kids.

“I want to have babies one day but not right now. When I do it I want to do it really well. I want it to be my best project in life,” says Cruz. “I don’t know if I believe in marriage. I believe in family, love and children.”

Appropriately enough, Cruz’s next film is kid-friendly. She voices a gerbil spy named Juarez in Disney’s G-Force, which hits theaters July 31.

[From People]

Can you imagine saying that to Javier Bardem? “I don’t believe in marriage, but please get me pregnant?” Man up, Javier! Get Penelope pregnant! That baby would be better than royalty. Regarding the marriage stuff – does Penelope strike anyone else as rather commitment-phobic? She’s a serial monogamist, for sure. I don’t think there was much space between Nicolas Cage to Tom Cruise to Matthew McConuaghey. So will she eventually dump Javier and move on to her next costar? Dios mio, I hope Javier gets her pregnant first.

Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem are shown in stills from Vicky Christina Barcelona and trying to act like they’re not together at the premiere on 9/21/08. Credit: WENN.com