I didn't appreciate Brooklyn until I left it..

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..

I don't call myself Latin, I call myself Puerto Rican..

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

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….

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 ….

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….

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

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

A lot of women feel ashamed to be weak..

I want to be in shape..

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….

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..

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….

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..