It's important that the kids stay busy. It's important that they have something to focus on, and something that they feel good about.

I have been very lucky, I have only had one bad experience.

Somebody told me once I wasn't Latin enough, and that made me laugh

My neighborhood was a great neighborhood; it was filled with all sorts of ethnic groups and things. So I grew up thinking I was a human being.

I never like the way I look. I don't. I never look at myself.

I never feel as though I'm ever, ever alone.

I have to make this love affair believable enough. It's very European.