I've always eaten egg whites because when I was little, I didn't like the color yellow, so my mom would trick me into eating eggs by taking out the yolk.

I never thought of myself as a sex symbol. I just do the cover of magazines. I think it’s really unfair men or people in the world think you can’t be both – you can’t be a sex symbol and a serious businessperson. Who says I can’t be both? Who says I can’t do the cover of Maxim and run a production company? Women are complex. Women are beautiful and intellectual and spiritual and social and entrepreneurial. They’re everything. And I think I’m a great example of that.

When people think of diversity, they think people of color, but it also means women, who are severely underrepresented as directors, writers and producers.

I'm not averse to being tied up in silk scarves. I like a man to take charge. There's something very sexy about being submissive.

I have a personal trainer who comes over at least four times a week and kicks my butt. I get so sore that I can't even walk.

My grandma has never been impressed with the TV show [Desperate Housewives]. She was so angry because I was on television kissing a boy naked; she's very traditional. She said: "If I ever see you kissing that boy again...".

So many people complain that there aren't enough Latinos on television, and yet when they are, they need support.