I Struggled With Being A Latino Growing

The Most Important Thing You Wear Is Your Personality.

When You Finish A Series Like 'ugly Betty,' There Are So Many Voices Around You Telling You What You Should Be Doing Next And What Would Be Good For Your Future, Sometimes You Can't Hear Yourself. I've Gotten Pretty Good At Tuning Everyone Else Out. Now It's Just Me; What Pleases Me Creatively.

Sometimes I Worry More About Losing Weight Than Gaining Weight, Because This Is How People Know And Accept Me. I Do Feel Like If I Wanted To Get In Better Shape, There Might Be A Backlash Of, Why Isn't She Comfortable With Herself Anymore? So I Try To Figure Out What My Own Goals Are.

The First Time I Landed In New York And Got A Cab To My Hotel, I Was Completely Struck By It: A Feeling Of Life And Chaos, 24 Hours Around The Clock, Just Like In London. And Whatever Your Problem Is, It's Insignificant. You're Just A Small Part Of Something Very Big.

I Mean, I Grew Up In The Valley. All My Friends Were White Jewish Kids. So The Latino Kids Thought I Was This White Girl.