If We Can't Look At The Good,

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.

In Movies, You Have A Production Assistant Carrying Your Chair Around And Getting You Coffee. In Theater, No One Carries Your Chair, No One Gets You Your Coffee, There's No Craft Service, There's No Per Diem. The Only Thing That Is Provided For You Is Coffee, Tea, Sugar And Milk. It Doesn't Matter How Big A Star You Are Or Whatever.

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.

I Didn't Appreciate Brooklyn Until I Left It.

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?