Sometimes evolving doesn't mean transforming; sometimes it just means owning what is there.

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

I had to endure the worst time of all in terms of racial discrimination in Hollywood when i first started out. It was inconcievable to American directors and producers that a Mexican woman could have a lead role.

What once was an expression of who I was - acting - also became my hiding place.

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.

What works in a relationship of very public people is not making the relationship public - keeping it as personal as it can be. It's the only way it is real.

I think that a lot of women that know they're going to be part of history somehow decide to have a character to be remembered by.