I think it's not an easy task because there's not enough Latino writers that are being given opportunities to write things - and I say this because I've been given a lot of bilingual movies in the past because of my career in Mexico, and they're like, "Oh, it's going to make sense for her to do this." A lot of studios want to hit that demographic, but they sort of do it without starting in the right way, which is having someone who knows the culture, and enjoys the language as well, to be able to write these things.
There's not enough of those inclusive projects where I feel like I'm interpreting a human being and not just a statistic or a nationality. - Karla Souza
There's not enough of those inclusive projects where I feel like I'm interpreting a human being and not just a statistic or a nationality.
- Karla Souza
What I do feel with the different scripts that they give me where I feel like this is done for one of those reasons, I share my point of view. I don'… - Karla Souza
What I do feel with the different scripts that they give me where I feel like this is done for one of those reasons, I share my point of view. I don'…
Something I was adamant about was that the movie [Everybody Lovess Somebody] wouldn't end with, oh, marriage saved [the main character]. They're marr… - Karla Souza
Something I was adamant about was that the movie [Everybody Lovess Somebody] wouldn't end with, oh, marriage saved [the main character]. They're marr…
Family is something that I grew up with, and the Mexican culture has a lot of, you know - Sunday is the day you spend with your family, and you have … - Karla Souza
Family is something that I grew up with, and the Mexican culture has a lot of, you know - Sunday is the day you spend with your family, and you have …
I've been transformed by stories, and I think that storytelling is definitely sacred. I take it very seriously because my life has been changed, whet… - Karla Souza
I've been transformed by stories, and I think that storytelling is definitely sacred. I take it very seriously because my life has been changed, whet…
Sadly - and I think this is why it's so important that we do this more - I don't have that guiding light. You know, "Oh, that Sleepless in Seattle bi… - Karla Souza
Sadly - and I think this is why it's so important that we do this more - I don't have that guiding light. You know, "Oh, that Sleepless in Seattle bi…
This movie [Everybody Loves Somebody] is as much for the general market as it is for Latino audiences. That's a really exciting prospect. - Karla Souza
This movie [Everybody Loves Somebody] is as much for the general market as it is for Latino audiences. That's a really exciting prospect.
[Rhimes and Pete Nowalk] have definitely, from the pilot [of How to Get Away with Murder], brought forth a woman who is unapologetically herself, una… - Karla Souza
[Rhimes and Pete Nowalk] have definitely, from the pilot [of How to Get Away with Murder], brought forth a woman who is unapologetically herself, una…
I also have to be careful of what it says about women. I get a lot of scripts that only talk about women's appearances and what they look like. I thi… - Karla Souza
I also have to be careful of what it says about women. I get a lot of scripts that only talk about women's appearances and what they look like. I thi…
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