You can't, or you shouldn't, be nominated for an Oscar unless you've turned in a performance that's special.

Puerto Ricans are many colors - we are Spanish, we're French, we're Thai, Indian, we're almost black, some of us.

As you get older one tends to develop what I call a wobble. I would rather eat glass than let that happen to my voice.

I'm an actress, and I am Latina.

Retirement is just not in my DNA.

When I walk, I try to set a fairly brisk rate. I love walking outside. I hate machines like treadmills. The path that I have chosen to walk is just city streets, but you see pretty houses, trees... my routes have some hills in them; it's not just straight walking. You have to exercise your heart and lungs.

I deliberately state my age because it keeps me honest. I think lying is a bad idea. Sooner or later, someone's going to catch you.