--- title: "6 Curves Quotes By America Ferrera" description: "6 Curves quotes by America Ferrera. Plus more from America Ferrera and more Curves sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d6/america-ferrera-9449_about_what-s-so-kind-of-beautiful-about-the-wh_102797.jpg" --- > [What's so kind of beautiful about the whole thing was that everything that made me not right for all of those hundreds…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/america-ferrera/what-s-so-kind-of-beautiful-about-the-whole-thing-was-that-everything/) [America Ferrera](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/america-ferrera/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d6/america-ferrera-9449_about_what-s-so-kind-of-beautiful-about-the-wh_102797.jpg) > [Latino actors and actresses have had to struggle for decades, but when I came around with Real Women Have Curves, attitudes were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/america-ferrera/latino-actors-and-actresses-have-had-to-struggle-for-decades-but-when/) [America Ferrera](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/america-ferrera/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/713/america-ferrera-9449_actors-and-actresses_latino-actors-and-actresses-have-had-to_289291.jpg) > [I think it's hilarious when people call Jessica Alba or Eva Longoria curvy. Come on. They're not curvy. They're small. I'm curvy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/america-ferrera/i-think-it-s-hilarious-when-people-call-jessica-alba-or-eva-longoria/) [America Ferrera](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/america-ferrera/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/246/america-ferrera-9449_call_i-think-it-s-hilarious-when-people-call_1496141.jpg) > [Salma and I had run into each other once or twice at film festivals because I was doing the press for Real…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/america-ferrera/salma-and-i-had-run-into-each-other-once-or-twice-at-film-festivals/) [America Ferrera](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/america-ferrera/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eab/america-ferrera-9449_curves_salma-and-i-had-run-into-each-other-once_1613766.jpg) > [I think Hispanic women are beautiful with their curves. I'm not sure who feels that way in Hollywood. I was never told…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/america-ferrera/i-think-hispanic-women-are-beautiful-with-their-curves-i-m-not-sure/) [America Ferrera](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/america-ferrera/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/26f/america-ferrera-9449_beautiful_i-think-hispanic-women-are-beautiful-wit_1680983.jpg) > [I was just so lucky with 'Real Women Have Curves.' At that point, I would have done an insurance commercial. I would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/america-ferrera/i-was-just-so-lucky-with-real-women-have-curves-at-that-point-i-would/) [America Ferrera](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/america-ferrera/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d1a/america-ferrera-9449_curves_i-was-just-so-lucky-with-real-women-have_2591993.jpg) ## Other authors on Curves ## More by America Ferrera > [My parents were both Spanish-speakers and they used to speak to me and my siblings in Spanish and we'd answer them in English.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/america-ferrera/my-parents-were-both-spanish-speakers-and-they-used-to-speak-to-me/) [America Ferrera](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/america-ferrera/) > [I really hate the duties of being a celebrity, like getting dressed up for the red carpet.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/america-ferrera/i-really-hate-the-duties-of-being-a-celebrity-like-getting-dressed-up/) [America Ferrera](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/america-ferrera/) > [What's so kind of beautiful about the whole thing was that everything that made me not right for all of those hundreds of commercial…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/america-ferrera/what-s-so-kind-of-beautiful-about-the-whole-thing-was-that-everything/) [America Ferrera](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/america-ferrera/) > [I was one of six kids in a single-parent household.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/america-ferrera/i-was-one-of-six-kids-in-a-single-parent-household/) [America Ferrera](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/america-ferrera/) > [At different times in my life, I've made grand statements like, 'I want these many kids, and I want them by this age.' I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/america-ferrera/at-different-times-in-my-life-i-ve-made-grand-statements-like-i-want/) [America Ferrera](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/america-ferrera/) > [I was an open, smiley and gregarious child. I could make friends in 30 seconds wherever I went.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/america-ferrera/i-was-an-open-smiley-and-gregarious-child-i-could-make-friends-in-30/) [America Ferrera](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/america-ferrera/) > [It would be impossible to be a woman in Western culture and not have your own issues about your image and what you look…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/america-ferrera/it-would-be-impossible-to-be-a-woman-in-western-culture-and-not-have/) [America Ferrera](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/america-ferrera/) > [Latino actors and actresses have had to struggle for decades, but when I came around with Real Women Have Curves, attitudes were starting to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/america-ferrera/latino-actors-and-actresses-have-had-to-struggle-for-decades-but-when/) [America Ferrera](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/america-ferrera/) > [I hope to be acting until I'm playing the role of Grandma, and I'd like to branch out in film - producing, directing, all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/america-ferrera/i-hope-to-be-acting-until-i-m-playing-the-role-of-grandma-and-i-d/) [America Ferrera](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/america-ferrera/) > [As early as second grade I remember feeling really different and isolated. I had the hugest crush on a boy, and my best friend…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/america-ferrera/as-early-as-second-grade-i-remember-feeling-really-different-and/) [America Ferrera](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/america-ferrera/) > [I work really long hours and work a lot and have done press tours and junkets, but there is nothing like a presidential campaign…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/america-ferrera/i-work-really-long-hours-and-work-a-lot-and-have-done-press-tours-and/) [America Ferrera](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/america-ferrera/) > [I remember being a kid, and if you had to pee, well, you had to hold it until the commercial break. Then you rushed,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/america-ferrera/i-remember-being-a-kid-and-if-you-had-to-pee-well-you-had-to-hold-it/) [America Ferrera](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/america-ferrera/) > [I struggled with being a Latino growing up in Los Angeles. I felt very American. I still do. I went to 35 bar mitzvahs…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/america-ferrera/i-struggled-with-being-a-latino-growing-up-in-los-angeles-i-felt-very/) [America Ferrera](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/america-ferrera/) > [I'll sleep when no one wants to hire me!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/america-ferrera/i-ll-sleep-when-no-one-wants-to-hire-me/) [America Ferrera](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/america-ferrera/) > [I have a lot of trouble understanding how people see me as a celebrity. I work 14 hours a day, and then I just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/america-ferrera/i-have-a-lot-of-trouble-understanding-how-people-see-me-as-a/) [America Ferrera](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/america-ferrera/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/curves/america-ferrera/#itemlist", "name": "6 Curves Quotes By America Ferrera", "numberOfItems": 6, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "What's so kind of beautiful about the whole thing was that everything that made me not right for all of those hundreds of commercial auditions that I went on and no one ever wanted me for is what made me perfectly right for 'Real Women Have Curves'.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "America Ferrera" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/america-ferrera/what-s-so-kind-of-beautiful-about-the-whole-thing-was-that-everything/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d6/america-ferrera-9449_about_what-s-so-kind-of-beautiful-about-the-wh_102797.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d6/america-ferrera-9449_about_what-s-so-kind-of-beautiful-about-the-wh_102797.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d6/america-ferrera-9449_about_what-s-so-kind-of-beautiful-about-the-wh_102797.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“What's so kind of beautiful about the whole thing was that everything that made me not right for all of…” — America Ferrera", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Latino actors and actresses have had to struggle for decades, but when I came around with Real Women Have Curves, attitudes were starting to change. 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