Don't be afraid to say what you don't know, and speak for what you do know. Say, "I can't speak for all Latinas, but I can speak for me and tell you very, very honestly."

You know, you want to be outrageous when you're young, so all the young people say, "Oooh . . ." Now my tactics are different.

One press account said I was an overnight success. I thought that was the longest night I've ever spent.

It's so good for your health to take those naps. I don't know why people brag that they sleep five hours. I'd be ashamed. I'm proud that I sleep nine hours.

The more you speak more languages, the more you understand about yourself. It's like being blind. You aren't less of a person, but you're missing out on wonderful things.

The devil knows more from experience than from being the devil

Maybe all pain in the world requires poetry.