I am a positive person. I never think of the glass as half empty. I just keep pushing forward.

A lot of women feel ashamed to be weak.

I didn't appreciate Brooklyn until I left it.

If we can't look at the good, bad and ugly of who we are, we are never going to progress as people - ever.

Women of color: if you're over 40 and you get fat, you will work. But if you're hot and over 40 and a woman of color, they don't know what to do with you.

I want to be in shape.

I did not try to conform to anybody's ideal of what a Latin celebrity or movie star should be. I took a lot of hits for it.