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

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 grew up in Mexico, not the U.S., and the fact is that there just aren't any parts for Latin actresses. I have to persuade people that my accent won't be a problem, but an asset.

My new movie, Fools Rush In, is a romantic comedy and the girl I play in that is very warm, very sweet.

I have a small house so I borrow everything except art, that's what I love.

Make yourself smell nice. I even wear perfume sometimes when I'm alone.

What is important is to believe in something so strongly that you're never discouraged.