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I run after good stories. If I did not like the story of 'Padman,' and if it was imparting the same message, I probably would not have done it.

I'm an actor, and my main purpose is to bring out interesting stories to life. If it involves a cause that I can be a part of, I most definitely will.

I've always believed in working hard, and I'm grateful that people seem to connect with the kinds of stories I'm passionate about telling.

I love helping friends, and I like to think I am a good listener and supportive. I'm also just kind of nosy, so it would satisfy my need to know other people's stories.

I love stories with love in them. I just prefer those films. Every so often, I come across a film where there's no love story. It doesn't have to be romantic, but there's a lack of love, and I don't get that.

The best kind of entertainment is the kind that also makes you question something or think outside the box or live another life. Those are the stories that I'm drawn to.

My mother told me many stories about her childhood in Cuba. Living there had a profound impact on her and how she regards herself.

I had seen my dad overcome and work hard for the things that he has, and I hear the stories about the injustices that he faced.

I have written stories since I was a child.

The characters in my stories all have quite loud lives in my head. It's a relief to get them on the page. Often they come from people I've noticed or overheard - but that is only a part of them. It's only by writing that I discover who these people really are.

At the core of it is, how does Hollywood know to make more Latin stories if they don't perform?

How many rooms do we walk into where they are supposed to be Latinx stories, not told in any capacity by Latinx people?

I really just want to tell great stories, and one of my truest beliefs that I hold onto very tight is that true representation comes when we simply get to exist in the world without having to necessarily acknowledge our heritage in the context of a story.

Personally, I don't even read bummer news stories about the environment because it makes me feel helpless to fix anything and reminds me that the general population doesn't treat these issues as an important part of our political life.

The problem that I think is reasonable to assert about Fox and its coverage is that they make up stories out of whole cloth and then make a big deal out of them.

I wrote small stories here and there, then bigger ones. Some were even written for money. I signed up for a writing class and snuck my first assignment on a yellow legal pad in a partner's office while he read through my memo.

I want to do good stories, and I want to work with really interesting people. And if it's Noah Hawley forever, that's also amazing.

With all the stories that we have, it's still rare that we get to see what goes on in the minds of our children when they're in their own world.

Seeing ourselves reflected in stories gives people the courage to keep doing what they are doing or make a change.

Like all good stories, there are universal things that 'Moana' has - a young, resilient, strong woman goes against the wishes of her people and sets out on her own - that's a pretty universal bravery.

I really love the work that I do, and I feel like you have to go that extra mile to do it because it is a responsibility. Telling stories is a responsibility.