I'm not going to miss wearing the braces very much.

Am I Latin? Am I American? What the hell am I? I love my culture and I'm very proud of my culture

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.

I don't think running for office is anything I'm prepared for or could even prepare myself for.

I realized how Latina I was, and then also, at the same time, how not Latina enough I was, because I’m born and raised in Los Angeles. I speak Spanish, but I don’t speak perfect Spanish, not like a native speaker

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.

I'm not going to miss wearing the braces very much.