My accent was horrible. In Mexico, nobody says, 'You speak English with a good accent.' You either speak English, or you don't: As long as you can communicate, no one cares.

I have tried my whole life to represent my Mexican roots with honor and pride.

I think if you are young and you have children, you still have so much to prove. When you have children later in life, you lose a bit of that urge for working.

Try to figure out who you really are and not who you want other people to think you are.

Beauty products always cheer me up and give me hope. If it makes you feel pretty, why not?

Hollywood has definitely grown, in embracing the inclusion of Latinos in the world, because, for some time, we didn't exist. We were not part of any stories.

I say that the most liberating thing about beauty is realizing that you are the beholder.