In my circle of friends, I've always been loud and funny and talkative. But as soon as I step out of that circle, I get very quiet and introspective. I don't want the spotlight on me.
You know, you may not be born in Puerto Rico, but Puerto Rican is definitely born in you.
The racism, the sexism, I never let it be my problem. It's their problem. If I see a door comin' my way, I'm knockin' it down. And if I can't knock down the door, I'm sliding through the window. I'll never let it stop me from what I wanna do.
You have to believe in yourself. You need to have the audacity to be great.
You can learn steps, but you cannot learn how to boogie.
If we can't look at the good, bad and ugly of who we are, we are never going to progress as people - ever.
Van Gogh cut off his ear for his art. I'm not tryin' to cut off my ear. I'm not humiliating myself.
I like the cold weather better than the hot weather.
I'm a lucky gal.
We all like indie directors - heck, I even married one... but we're divorced now.
As an actor, you may do things that aren't politically correct. Unless you're an actor who only does things for political reasons. I believe if we don't do the good, bad, and the ugly, we're not going to progress.
I knew I was going to be successful from day one. From day one. That's why it throws me whenever someone says it was such a fluke that I was successful.
Hollywood's racist.
Face dance means you don't know what the hell the rest of your body was doing but your face is fierce. That's face dancing.
Certain people who care about me a lot have said 'You don't play the game, and if you don't play the game, you don't get picked for the team all the time.
I don't call myself Latin, I call myself Puerto Rican.
With 'Soul Train,' it was the first time I was on television. And I just couldn't believe it.
Don Cornelius gave me an incredulous look regarding my accent. I lessened it; he gave a nod of approval. Instantly, I felt ashamed. I had made my first conscious effort not to sound ethnic.
My first TV experience, it was so bad. I just didn't feel a creative atmosphere. I felt like we were just pawns to deliver lines. Everyone was telling me that's just television. I said, 'OK, I'm going to stay far away from television!
I didn't appreciate Brooklyn until I left it.
