L. A. is crazy. The women all look the same now. That thing with the cheeks. Like Madonna. Who do they think they're fooling? It doesn't make them look young. You end up looking like a freak.
You know, I was the class clown in Catholic school, but I never thought I would make a living out of it!
Listen, I didn't know how to make coffee when I came to the United States. Because in Colombia the maids do it.
I'm not athletic.
I like TV, I feel comfortable there and I'm willing to take every opportunity that's offered to me.
Yes, I'm blonde. When I started as an actor, because of the accent and my body and my personality, it was not what the stereotype of the Latina woman in Hollywood is, so they didn't know where to put me. The blond hair wasn't matching. The moment I put my hair dark, it was better for my work.
I understand English; I read and write English perfectly, but the accent won't go away.
I'm fearless.
My problem is desserts. I am obsessed with desserts.
In Latin America, women are supposed to be voluptuous. They don't believe that you have to be skinny to be attractive.
Not everybody's confident their whole life.
It has to be a very specific role for me because of my accent. I can't complain; I've been working since I got to LA. But it is hard. I have no training as an actress so I try whatever I do like school, because I'm learning.
I never thought I would get such a perfect role in 'Modern Family.' A lot of TV shows now are looking for more Latin women.
I like comedy. I would love to do comedy for a long time.
I can turn around and scream and get angry, but I turn around and I forget about it.
I'm a natural blonde. But when I started acting, I would go to auditions and they didn't know where to put me because I was voluptuous and had the accent, but I had blonde hair. It was ignorance: they thought every Latin person looks like Salma Hayek.
I'm happy with what I've achieved.
I always tried to do the best for my kid.
People shouldn't stay married because of the kids. That's torture for everyone.
I'm obsessed with food!
