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

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.

How I would describe my characters is absolutely different from how I would describe myself.

Art and activism seem to go together naturally, the idea being that if you're an entertainer, you can have a voice, and if you have a voice, you can make a difference. But if I were not an actress, I would still try to extend myself beyond my little micro-universe of my job, family and personal joy.

I know the only reason that I haven't gotten many good parts is because I am Latin - and they tell it to my face a lot of times.

I'm suspicious of people who talk about their feelings to the whole world

~When Valentina was not even 1 month old, my aunt [gave me the best advice]: 'Put her to sleep yourself every night. Sing to her and cradle her in your arms and sit by her side - every night. Because one day you won't be able to, and it's going to happen really fast.~