I really like the Caribbean. Anyplace in the Caribbean. I get there, and I feel like a monkey - the perfect state.

We need to stop the dying and start the living; stop the hunger and start the hoping.

I'm very honored to play one of the women in the movie Volver, and it was special acting with all those other talented actresses. Carmen Maura is a legend and it was a thrill to make a movie with her.

Age holds absolutely no fear for me. There is so much enjoyment ahead.

It feels great and it's very beautiful when you can bring someone of your own nationality into a story, where even the historic element of it is important. I loved that I could use my own accent for the character.

I'm strong and opinionated. Those qualities brought me a lot of problems since I was a little girl in school, saying 'I don't agree' and fighting with the children. It's part of my curiosity for life.

I think magic is very related to happiness. So it is not there all the time, but there are beautiful moments of magic in everyone's life.