I don't call myself Latin, I call myself Puerto Rican.

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

I didn't appreciate Brooklyn until I left it.

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

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.

If I see a door comin' my way, I'm knockin' it down. And if I can't knock down the door, I'm sliding through the window.