I'm always researching ancient religions, and I was also raised Jehovah's Witness, so that kind of scarred me for life.

I love action. I love to move my body. Any chance I have to do that in my youth, I'll definitely jump towards it, for sure.

People don't like talking about it, but if you're Spanish, you feel a weight.

Whenever a female takes a strong stand for herself, the majority of the time they have to really, really narrow it down to being feminine and wearing dresses and just being lipstick chic.

I used to go over to my friend's house and we'd watch VCR tapes, three of them a day, and I was like, "I could come up with better stories than this." And I've wanted to write films ever since.

Growing up in Jersey City was interesting. I got to learn a lot about different cultures: I had Hindu friends, Middle Eastern friends, black friends, Spanish friends.

Sometimes I'd knock on the door of somebody I was going to school with, so it was like living a double life.