I don't like my men to be too ornate. I like them to stand back and let their women shine, and they should really wear the pants in the relationship.

I hope to never stop growing. I hope that with every role I play, I keep adding layers to my craft. I love acting and I study religiously with my coach.

Maybe something that's acceptable in your teens or 20s is unacceptable in your 30s or 40s

If you took me to Coachella for our first date, it would probably be a done deal. It would be a sure thing.

I think it's so hypocritical to be so anti-nudity in films, and be so pro-violence. I'd rather see two people making love, than somebody being done in. Or being shot and getting their head blown off.

I remember reading scripts when I started in the business, and [Latino roles] were either nonexistent or written as the maid or a drug dealer. We're no longer just that. I'll play any part that challenges me. What's important is that all races have choices.

Perfectionism is boring and doesn't exist-to strive for it makes you uninteresting.