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…

— America Ferrera

I really hate the duties of being a celebrity, like getting dressed up for the red carpet.

— 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…

— America Ferrera

I was one of six kids in a single-parent household.

— 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…

— America Ferrera

I was an open, smiley and gregarious child. I could make friends in 30 seconds wherever I went.

— America Ferrera

It would be impossible to be a woman in Western culture and not have your own issues about your image and what…

— America Ferrera

Latino actors and actresses have had to struggle for decades, but when I came around with Real Women Have Curves, attitudes were…

— 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,…

— America Ferrera

As early as second grade I remember feeling really different and isolated. I had the hugest crush on a boy, and my…

— America Ferrera

I work really long hours and work a lot and have done press tours and junkets, but there is nothing like a…

— America Ferrera

I remember being a kid, and if you had to pee, well, you had to hold it until the commercial break. Then…

— America Ferrera

I struggled with being a Latino growing up in Los Angeles. I felt very American. I still do. I went to 35…

— America Ferrera

I'll sleep when no one wants to hire me!

— America Ferrera

I have a lot of trouble understanding how people see me as a celebrity. I work 14 hours a day, and then…

— America Ferrera

I used to hate getting dressed, getting in front of the camera and walking down the red carpet. It bothered me because…

— America Ferrera

I am incredibly, incredibly fortunate about the opportunities I've had. But at the same time, I've had plenty of opportunities to screw…

— America Ferrera

There's not really a choice about, am I going to pursue a typical career? Because I'm not the typical standard, so that's…

— America Ferrera

It's so reassuring to have a woman heroine who triumphs with more than just what she has on the outside... who has…

— America Ferrera

I'm not going to miss wearing the braces very much.

— America Ferrera

I think the body image thing, everybody can identify with that. In our culture there's just so much pressure and so much…

— America Ferrera

I am trying to be guided by my passion.

— America Ferrera

Early in my career, I was really spoiled with a beautiful project. I got such a good start that I thought, 'Why…

— America Ferrera

What I would say is that vows and rings don't change anything: the challenges are the same. Every day is just a…

— America Ferrera

Sometimes I worry more about losing weight than gaining weight, because this is how people know and accept me. I do feel…

— America Ferrera