As an actor, I feel like I'm always very contained and everything is very internal. — Melissa Barrera Copy Share Image
I just fell in love with the whole process of auditioning and bonding with theater people. — Melissa Barrera Copy Share Image
I started working in soaps, then working on TV shows while doing theater simultaneously. I was a workhorse - shooting all day… — Melissa Barrera Copy Share Image
As an actor, you always dream of having these really nuanced and complicated characters, and feeding more life into them and adding… — Melissa Barrera Copy Share Image
Auditions are already the worst thing in the world. They're so nerve-racking. It's so unfair to ask someone to show you all… — Melissa Barrera Copy Share Image
With a great writer and a great writers' room, it makes the job of the actors way easier and much more enjoyable,… — Melissa Barrera Copy Share Image
I was trying to get into the film industry in Mexico and nobody was letting me in. I was looked down upon… — Melissa Barrera Copy Share Image
I find that in the United States, there's more rules and people are more afraid of actors getting hurt. In Mexico, I… — Melissa Barrera Copy Share Image
I grew up going to see my classmates in theater perform, always wanting to be a part of that because it felt… — Melissa Barrera Copy Share Image
I've done theater before, and you rehearse for a month, and then you do a run. You have so many shows that,… — Melissa Barrera Copy Share Image
I was in Mexico City prior to L.A. and doing my thing, not really knowing what the experience of being a Latino or Latina… — Melissa Barrera Copy Share
I was a body wash person before, but I find myself switching off between that and bar soap. — Melissa Barrera Copy Share
Weather changes really are what affects my skin the most, and the skin on my hands in particular. — Melissa Barrera Copy Share
It's so easy for the industry to just keep us in the corner and keep us on a side lane and just give us… — Melissa Barrera Copy Share
I've learned from having people do my makeup over the years, and I can do my face, but I'm not particularly skilled at doing… — Melissa Barrera Copy Share
I do my research about everyone that I'm going to work with. I kind of want to know them before I even get to… — Melissa Barrera Copy Share
When you're in your late teens, you feel like you know everything. But as you grow up, you realize that every part of your… — Melissa Barrera Copy Share
I used to do so much writing and fill my scripts with thoughts and monologues and ideas. — Melissa Barrera Copy Share
I crave the kind of representation where my identity is not the center and the most important part about the story that we're telling.… — Melissa Barrera Copy Share
I grew up going to see my classmates in theater perform, always wanting to be a part of that because it felt so cool.… — Melissa Barrera Copy Share
You know what I actually would love to do? What my dream is? I would love to do a movie like 'Grease,' where I… — Melissa Barrera Copy Share
