Washington
(ANI):
Actress
Penelope
Cruz
was
finalized
for
a
role
in
Vicky
Cristina
Barcelona
after
meeting
with
director
Woody
Allen
for
just
40
seconds.
The
Vanilla
Sky
star,
who
was
offered
the
role
of
Maria
Elena
in
the
romantic
comedy,
said
that
she
expected
the
meeting
to
last
for
at
least
30
minutes.
However,
it
was
over
within
40
seconds,
which
the
actress
has
described
'the
quickest
job
interview
she
has
ever
had'.
"I
was
warned
our
meeting
wouldn't
take
long
but
I
thought
that
would
mean
30
minutes," Contactmusic
quoted
her,
as
saying.
"Instead,
he
spoke
to
me
for
just
40
seconds.
It
was
the
shortest
meeting
I've
ever
had
with
a
director,"
she
added.