I was just so lucky with 'Real Women Have Curves.' At that point, I would have done an insurance commercial. I would have done anything.
America FerreraI realized how Latina I was, and then also, at the same time, how not Latina enough I was, because Iโm born and raised in Los Angeles. I speak Spanish, but I donโt speak perfect Spanish, not like a native speaker
America FerreraAs early as second grade I remember feeling really different and isolated. I had the hugest crush on a boy, and my best friend had a crush on him, too. One day he said to me, 'I like your best friend more because she's paler and she has freckles.' And it was right then that I began to feel like, Oh wow, I'm different.
America FerreraYou'd never catch me dancing on tables in public. I have no desire to be known for my personal life.
America FerreraThere are so many wonderful shows that come out through the year. What makes some stick is an unknown factor, you know? It's gotta be the right show at the right time. Really, you've got to have magic elements line up. But I felt that this was going to be something that was really going to ring true to people.
America Ferrera