My father is Cuban. Spanish was my first language, but I don't speak it that much anymore because I had dyslexia, and in school they work with you only in English. But I'm proud to be Latina, and most people don't know I am.

I want people to look at my films and say 'Wow, she's a good actress', and I know I'll have to work hard for that.

You always just have to be the best that you can be. And if you know that in your heart, then that's all that matters.

I'm in the studio for hours in that tiny little box, and really, the performing part is what I'm most excited about.

I tend to have a lot of guy friends.

Start going to bed earlier! It is a tough adjustment when you have had a summer of staying up late and waking up late.

I want to keep making movies, hopefully with some nominations, if I'm lucky! Movies that make people feel something, where they walk away and say, "Gosh, she's different."