If I go on a diet and work out, I'm always in a bad mood. I'd rather be a little heavier but nice.

Life, I've got lots of friends. I don't complain.

Life is tough; and if you have the ability to laugh at it, you have the ability to enjoy it.

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.

A mother is willing and capable of doing anything for her children. You can justify it if you do something for your children, especially as a Mexican mother. I don't know about some other nationalities, but the Mexican mothers are like that. They will do anything for their children.

There has never been a female director who has won an Oscar. There has only been one woman who won at the Cannes Film Festival.

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.