There are so many difficult things we're living through in the world today, so many horrible events, but we cannot let them stop us. No matter what happens, I feel you must move forward with optimism and not get totally sideswiped.

Being Latin parents makes us extremely expressive with our affections.

You don't have to give up who you are to be successful just because you're different.

Sex and drugs were simply not discussed in our culture at that time.

In Europe there's the upper crust, and these are long, historically families and social systems that have certain established rules that's harder to break into.

It's a universal story, it's an immigrant story, and it's a love story. In the United States, if you believe in yourself and you're determined and persevere, you're going to succeed.

My daughter is almost a young lady. She's going to be 10 years old in December and I want to be there day-in and day-out.