I Just Want To Be In My

Relationships Take Time And Energy, And Your Job Kind Of Sucks That All Out Of You. It Takes An Extra Effort To Stay Present In A Relationship When You Are Working So Many Hours.

I Think Hispanic Women Are Beautiful With Their Curves. I'm Not Sure Who Feels That Way In Hollywood. I Was Never Told To Lose 50 Pounds. If They Think That They Just Don't Bother With You. You Just Don't Get The Role And You Never Know Why. That's Still Better Than Physically Harming Yourself And Becoming Unhealthy Just To Star In A Movie.

When You Finish A Series Like 'ugly Betty,' There Are So Many Voices Around You Telling You What You Should Be Doing Next And What Would Be Good For Your Future, Sometimes You Can't Hear Yourself. I've Gotten Pretty Good At Tuning Everyone Else Out. Now It's Just Me; What Pleases Me Creatively.

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.

As A Child, I Didn't Know What I Didn't Have. I'm Thankful For The Challenges Early On In My Life Because Now I Have A Perspective On The World And Kind Of Know What's Important.