I Hope To Be Acting Until I'm

Salma And I Had Run Into Each Other Once Or Twice At Film Festivals Because I Was Doing The Press For Real Women Have Curves At The Same Time She Was Doing The Press For Frida. She Had Seen Real Women Have Curves, And When The Idea Of Ugly Betty Came Up, She Thought Of Me. Her Enthusiasm About The Project Was So Infectious-she Spoke Of It With Such Expectation. Everyone That Was Involved Was Really Excited About The Project. I Really Wanted To Be A Part Of It.

I Struggled With Being A Latino Growing Up In Los Angeles. I Felt Very American. I Still Do. I Went To 35 Bar Mitzvahs Before I Went To A Single Quinceanera. I Could Talk All Day About My Culture And What It Means To Me.

Personally, I Hate Waiking The Red Carpet. You Are Expected To Conform To Every Single Expectation. People Will Say, "try As Hard As You Can Not To Sweat On The Red Carpet." Meanwhile You Are Super Nervous, And There Are Tons Of Camera Flashes, And People Are Screaming Your Name. It's Not Fun - Not For Me, At Least!

My Parents Were Both Spanish-speakers And They Used To Speak To Me And My Siblings In Spanish And We'd Answer Them In English.

It Would Be Impossible To Be A Woman In Western Culture And Not Have Your Own Issues About Your Image And What You Look Like.