I Have Tried My Whole Life To

I Have Never Denied My Background Or My Culture. I Have Taught My Child To Embrace Her Mexican Heritage, To Love My First Language, Spanish, To Learn About Mexican History, Music, Folk Art, Food, And Even The Mexican Candy I Grew Up With.

It Sounds Trite To Go After Men Who Are Nice But When You've Been Hurt A Lot It Becomes Appealing.

Every Woman Who Thinks She Is The Only Victim Of Violence Has To Know That There Are Many More.

People Often Say That 'beauty Is In The Eye Of The Beholder,' And I Say That The Most Liberating Thing About Beauty Is Realizing That You Are The Beholder. This Empowers Us To Find Beauty In Places Where Others Have Not Dared To Look, Including Inside Ourselves.

They Thought I Was Crazy In Mexico When I Said, 'i'm Going To Hollywood.' Nobody Thought I Could Make It.