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> [I didn't fit in on any level when I moved from Brooklyn to Burbank - on any level. And then I met…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lana-parrilla/i-didn-t-fit-in-on-any-level-when-i-moved-from-brooklyn-to-burbank-on/)

[Lana Parrilla](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lana-parrilla/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/027/lana-parrilla-19259_brooklyn_i-didn-t-fit-in-on-any-level-when-i-move_1637830.jpg)

> [I actually study boxing - my dad was a Golden Gloves champion so I learned how to fight at a very young…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lana-parrilla/i-actually-study-boxing-my-dad-was-a-golden-gloves-champion-so-i/)

[Lana Parrilla](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lana-parrilla/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec9/lana-parrilla-19259_age_i-actually-study-boxing-my-dad-was-a-gol_2366931.jpg)

> [When I was just a kid, growing up in Brooklyn, I was constantly making home videos with my family – real silly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lana-parrilla/when-i-was-just-a-kid-growing-up-in-brooklyn-i-was-constantly-making/)

[Lana Parrilla](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lana-parrilla/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ee/lana-parrilla-19259_actor_when-i-was-just-a-kid-growing-up-in-broo_2832052.jpg)

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## More by Lana Parrilla

> [I am very, very diligent and extremely hard-working.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lana-parrilla/i-am-very-very-diligent-and-extremely-hard-working/)

[Lana Parrilla](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lana-parrilla/)

> [On 'Swingtown,' I think that's when I was able to blend the character-slash-leading lady roles, and that's what I'm doing on 'Once Upon a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lana-parrilla/on-swingtown-i-think-that-s-when-i-was-able-to-blend-the-character/)

[Lana Parrilla](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lana-parrilla/)

> [Every little girl wanted to be Natalie Wood, as did I.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lana-parrilla/every-little-girl-wanted-to-be-natalie-wood-as-did-i/)

[Lana Parrilla](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lana-parrilla/)

> [This is the honest-to-God truth: I just focus on the work, because if my work isn't good, then I won't succeed either way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lana-parrilla/this-is-the-honest-to-god-truth-i-just-focus-on-the-work-because-if/)

[Lana Parrilla](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lana-parrilla/)

> [“Just smile and look pretty”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lana-parrilla/just-smile-and-look-pretty/)

[Lana Parrilla](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lana-parrilla/)

> [Israel was always on my bucket list, it was always one of those places that you check off and move onto the next place,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lana-parrilla/israel-was-always-on-my-bucket-list-it-was-always-one-of-those-places/)

[Lana Parrilla](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lana-parrilla/)

> [Over the months, I kept seeing more feathers, especially at moments when I was really down and distraught. You ask for signs in your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lana-parrilla/over-the-months-i-kept-seeing-more-feathers-especially-at-moments/)

[Lana Parrilla](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lana-parrilla/)

> [When I look back on my career, I go, 'This is really great, I've played so many different women.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lana-parrilla/when-i-look-back-on-my-career-i-go-this-is-really-great-i-ve-played/)

[Lana Parrilla](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lana-parrilla/)

> [No real fairytale scared me, but Freddy Krueger did. 'Nightmare on Elm Street' scared the living hell out of me, but no fairytale. Maybe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lana-parrilla/no-real-fairytale-scared-me-but-freddy-krueger-did-nightmare-on-elm/)

[Lana Parrilla](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lana-parrilla/)

> [I played lots of fantasy games. I would create these worlds, and I would believe in them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lana-parrilla/i-played-lots-of-fantasy-games-i-would-create-these-worlds-and-i/)

[Lana Parrilla](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lana-parrilla/)

> [I never liked apples. In fact, when I was a little girl, my mom wanted to give me apples in my lunch box and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lana-parrilla/i-never-liked-apples-in-fact-when-i-was-a-little-girl-my-mom-wanted/)

[Lana Parrilla](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lana-parrilla/)

> [I always saw myself as a character actor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lana-parrilla/i-always-saw-myself-as-a-character-actor/)

[Lana Parrilla](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lana-parrilla/)

> [Follow your heart because it always knows.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lana-parrilla/follow-your-heart-because-it-always-knows/)

[Lana Parrilla](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lana-parrilla/)

> [I have a lot of LGBT friends and family members and I've always supported the community, not only as a child but as an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lana-parrilla/i-have-a-lot-of-lgbt-friends-and-family-members-and-i-ve-always/)

[Lana Parrilla](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lana-parrilla/)

> [Children, a lot of times, can't make their parents wrong because they have to live with them, because they have to love them. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lana-parrilla/children-a-lot-of-times-can-t-make-their-parents-wrong-because-they/)

[Lana Parrilla](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lana-parrilla/)

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