Gina Rodriguez

With each dream accomplished, bigger ones are put in their place.

I am not going to take a role because there's money. It might extend my checkbook, but not my integrity.

I've learned a lot about what kind of actor I want or do not want to be while being on set. I sit back and observe how other actors treat the totem pole of set politics.

Being half Jewish, we grew up with Christmas trees but had Jewish ornaments.

Being an actress wasn't realistic. I knew that I was going to have to do it in a way that would speak to my parents. So I went to NYU Tisch School of the Arts for theater, and I studied at the conservatory.

What I will not do is continue to perpetuate stereotypes. I'm the daughter of a maid; why do I have to also play a maid? My mom was a maid so I didn't have to be a maid.

I felt very vulnerable after 'Sleeping with the Fishes'; I gained weight for the role. I felt a bit out of my skin in the movie, and it was hard to watch.

I think all Latino actors want to be storytellers first. I want to be an actor first, and then I want to be Latina.

I like to peel it and share it with friends. You can spread the love with an orange.

I love relatable stories.

I love telling stories that allow people to be less afraid to tell theirs.

I was a salsa dancer for the majority of my life, from, like, 7 to 17, and did the World Salsa Congresses. I realized that I wanted to continue obviously to be a performer. But in my household, being an actor and jumping into acting is not really accepted.