Women of color: if you're over 40 and you get fat, you will work. But if you're hot and over 40 and a woman of color, they don't know what to do with….

Own it. Just take it and say, 'Yes I will be great, I am going to be great.' Great doesn't mean being a movie star, great doesn't mean having million….

You never understand how dear your privacy is until you lose it..

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..

You know, you may not be born in Puerto Rico, but Puerto Rican is definitely born in you..

You can learn steps, but you cannot learn how to boogie..

I am a positive person. I never think of the glass as half empty. I just keep pushing forward..

If we can't look at the good, bad and ugly of who we are, we are never going to progress as people - ever..

I think I just have this need to be a storyteller. That's why I wasn't a great dancer - I couldn't articulate a story. I was a better choreographer. ….

I want to be in shape..

I see explicit covers on magazines, and they're getting even more explicit, and it's like, Are women being empowered, or is this just what sells maga….

I did not try to conform to anybody's ideal of what a Latin celebrity or movie star should be. I took a lot of hits for it..

We all like indie directors - heck, I even married one... but we're divorced now..

As far as a Latin explosion, I'm sorry, I'm the only Latino who's going to say it, but there is no Latin explosion. I'm sorry. Four or five top box o….

A lot of women feel ashamed to be weak..

I was very willing to take on controversial roles that people didn't really want to look at..

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.….

In movies, you shoot out of sequence, so the issue of reality is really taken out of it.

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 ….

Sometimes when you win, you really lose. And sometimes when you lose, you really win. And sometimes when you win or lose, you actually tie. And somet….

The majority of Latin actresses in Hollywood were always playing either spitfires or maids. Now here is a woman who comes in and does leads opposite ….