I grew up in Mexico, not the U.S., and the fact is that there just aren't any parts for Latin actresses. I have to persuade people that my accent won't be a problem, but an asset.

I say that the most liberating thing about beauty is realizing that you are the beholder.

No woman has to be a victim of physical abuse. Women have to feel like they are not alone.

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

I think it's not a femme fatale when someone is not doing it to manipulate men or be like a black widow. She loves him. She does it out of love. She wants him so badly to stay with her.

I proved to myself that if I believe in something and set my mind to it I could actually accomplish it.

I keep waiting to meet a man who has more balls than I do.

Sometimes evolving doesn't mean transforming; sometimes it just means owning what is there.

Life is about creating new opportunities, not waiting for them to come to you.

Your empathy for other mothers is such a natural instinct and it's such a beautiful thing that we all connect, and we should all help each other.

What is important is to believe in something so strongly that you're never discouraged.

I wish that love could be broken down the way it breaks me down.

If I do not speak in a language that can be understood there is little chance for a dialogue.

Promises may get thee friends, but non-performance will turn them into enemies.

All women are ambitious naturallie

Write as well as you can and finish what you start.

But, for instance, when I was awfully young, I read all the Oz books. They were an enormous influence on me.

My juicer is not meant to squeeze lemons; it is meant to start conversations.

The happier time, the quicker it passes

I spend a lot of time thinking of the Hereafter - each time I enter a room I wonder what I'm here after.

If you are focusing your anger at government, you are focusing your anger at all of us. Government is just a personification of this country.