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

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.

I didn't appreciate Brooklyn until I left it.

Own it. Just take it and say, 'Yes I will be great, I am going to be great.' Great doesn't mean being a movie star, great doesn't mean having millions of dollars. Great means being able to be confident, strong, and a solid human being that has dignity and integrity. That is great.

Face dance means you don't know what the hell the rest of your body was doing but your face is fierce. That's face dancing.

You never understand how dear your privacy is until you lose it.

I was very willing to take on controversial roles that people didn't really want to look at.