My mom was incredibly supportive when she found out that I wanted to be an actress, and that certainly made things easier and more fun.

Brazil has a lot of issues that are similar to a lot of countries in Latin America, but the dominant issue Brazil is dealing with is poverty and political corruption.

Women work as much as men now, if not more. There's a resurgence of dads in the home and moms working.

I've had long hair, I've had short hair, and I've had in between hair... and its all good.

I can't complain. I'm making a living out of what I do, which is really rare for a lot of actors. The hard part is staying confident and staying with it.

I love it when you have a lull in the day and you turn on the TV and a random movie is on that you either have never seen or haven't seen in years. Like "Coming to America" (1988) or "Misery" (1990) or "Moonstruck" (1987).

Humans have a sense of spontaneity and emotion. We have a dichotomy between grief and happiness.