I don't think I am an actor, because I haven't studied to be an actress. — Yalitza Aparicio Copy Share Image
It wasn't something that I really wanted or had dreamed about. Because of your socioeconomic status or your culture, you think you can't aspire to be an actress, and to participate in this medium, that sounds like a fantasy. — Yalitza Aparicio Copy Share Image
My sister sings, and in Mexico, we have these things called 'Casa de la Cultura,' which are specific places where they actually foster culture.… — Yalitza Aparicio Copy Share Image
I never expected a camera was going to follow all of my moves, and that was surprising when I saw it for the first… — Yalitza Aparicio Copy Share Image
I really love teaching; I was actually studying to be a preschool teacher. — Yalitza Aparicio Copy Share Image
I have not decided if I want to be a teacher or an actor, because I like both of them. — Yalitza Aparicio Copy Share Image
It shouldn't matter what you're into, how you look - you can achieve whatever you aspire to. — Yalitza Aparicio Copy Share Image
Sometimes, when I'm surrounded by a lot of people, I shake, I'm so nervous. — Yalitza Aparicio Copy Share Image
I don't want my mum to be a domestic worker any more because it is so exhausting. — Yalitza Aparicio Copy Share Image
People who know me cannot believe that I am here, because I am so shy. — Yalitza Aparicio Copy Share Image
I wanted to be like my mum: as strong as her. She was my role model. — Yalitza Aparicio Copy Share Image
Never, never in my life did I have it in my mind to become an actress or be part of a film. — Yalitza Aparicio Copy Share Image
