I can relate to girls with self esteem issues because growing up in this industry there is the side of you that is obsessed with perfection. You want to please everyone because if you don't, you won't get the job. There is always someone prettier, smarter, or a better actor that you. You start to nit-pick everything. That perfectionism kicks in and it can take over your life if you let it. You have to get comfortable with yourself. Then, if you get the job, it is an added bonus.
Naya RiveraThe day that I got the phone call to tell me that I booked โGleeโ I was shooting โCSI Miami.โ I was playing this heroin addictโฆIโd been on a million auditions where I sang and looked exactly the same way and didnโt do anything different. And so for this to be the one that popped it was just like what happened? It was the perfect timing and the perfect role for me. It was like everything came together.
Naya RiveraAside from being a Latina, my family immigrated from Puerto Rico and Yugoslavia so I know all about that. I wouldnโt be able to do what I do today if they didnโt come to America. Everybody has an immigration story.
Naya Rivera