I Was Very Willing To Take On

In My Circle Of Friends, I've Always Been Loud And Funny And Talkative. But As Soon As I Step Out Of That Circle, I Get Very Quiet And Introspective. I Don't Want The Spotlight On Me.

The Majority Of Latin Actresses In Hollywood Were Always Playing Either Spitfires Or Maids. Now Here Is A Woman Who Comes In And Does Leads Opposite White People And Black People And Other Spanish People, And She's Comfortable In Her Skin? Gasp! How Dare She?

I Did Not Try To Conform To Anybody's Ideal Of What A Latin Celebrity Or Movie Star Should Be. I Took A Lot Of Hits For It.

If I See A Door Comin' My Way, I'm Knockin' It Down. And If I Can't Knock Down The Door, I'm Sliding Through The Window.

In Movies, You Shoot Out Of Sequence, So The Issue Of Reality Is Really Taken Out Of It