I'm a sci-fi girl. If I can have anything in life, I'd want tons of great science-fiction movies and stories. It's so progressive, beautiful, and imaginative.

Every time an adult is going to write something for a teenager and you don't have, physically, a person who is that, you are always going to be a little off.

People think of Latina women as being fiery and fierce, which is usually true. But I think the quality that so many Latinas possess is strength. I'm very proud to have Latin blood.

I'm a very feminine person, but I have this hard shell, man, and I stay focused and don't take things personally.

Sometimes we get too caught up in wanting to do that one movie that will get seen and approved and nominated, that we lose sight that there are so many other movies that are worth your time.

It's ok to say, 'this is what I want' and go after it.

Music is a very big participant in everything I do, from the moment I wake up to the moment I go to bed.