I'm not a super emotional person, so that's one reason I love acting - it makes me deal with myself in that kind of way.

I've had experiences in my life where I've met certain people that have opened up something in me and given me hope and a new outlook on life.

When I was in high school I was a really huge 'SNL' fan. I remember the cast around the time I started watching it - Will Ferrell, Ana Gasteyer, Molly Shannon, Cheri O'Teri, Tracy Morgan. I did research to find out how people got on the show. Their bios always said they came from an improv team, so I started taking classes.

I just want to keep finding special characters that I feel like I can bring to life and characters that are real and not superficial.

I want people to like me but not at my expense.

My grandfather came over from Puerto Rico and raised his kids speaking English so that it would be easier for them to assimilate.

I'm totally an anxious mess all the time. There's a constant dialogue going on in my brain, and it's just reminding me of all the failures that I have had, and all of the things I need to do, and all of the things I'm not doing good enough.