Camila Mendes

If I were to be a role model, it would just come out of going the college route, getting training, and trusting…

— Camila Mendes

It's fine to eat dessert when I want to eat dessert because that will give me the peace of mind I need.…

— Camila Mendes

Invest in a trainer. You see the progress so quickly, and you push yourself in new ways.

— Camila Mendes

I'm a Brazilian - full blood, parents born and raised, and I lived there for a little bit - but I didn't…

— Camila Mendes

I love bossa nova. It's the most beautiful genre of music in the world.

— Camila Mendes

Vancouver is more laid-back, pretty much what you would expect from a West Coast city. Miami is definitely livelier - the nightlife,…

— Camila Mendes

It's rare that you see Latin families being portrayed as intelligent, sophisticated, and powerful entities.

— Camila Mendes

In high school, I was friends with everybody. I had my core group of friends, but I could flow through different social…

— Camila Mendes

For me, being an 'American Latina' means identifying with and being influenced by both my American upbringing and my Latin heritage, and…

— Camila Mendes

I feel like I know I have enough friends who support me through those times. Like, I'll call a friend and be…

— Camila Mendes

I was really obsessed with dieting.

— Camila Mendes

It was tragic every single time my mom told me we were moving. I would always envy my friends who had grown…

— Camila Mendes

I spent a lot of my childhood moving around, so I was constantly adjusting to different environments and finding a new identity.

— Camila Mendes

My sister would write plays, and I would act in them and perform them for my parents. They were on the comedy…

— Camila Mendes

It's easy to think you have to fit some kind of mold.

— Camila Mendes

People know what I look like. I take photos on my own, and I don't edit them, so people know.

— Camila Mendes

I like communicating and being open and committing. That, for me, has always been something that I like to do.

— Camila Mendes

In high school, I always had boyfriends - it wasn't healthy! I was so used to having someone around that when I…

— Camila Mendes

My perfect day would be spent poolside with some friends.

— Camila Mendes

If I could go back to before I started 'Riverdale,' I would tell myself to speak up when I felt like something…

— Camila Mendes

I've learned to trust myself that I'm going to make healthy choices because I care about my health.

— Camila Mendes

I'm not more Brazilian than I am American or vice-versa - I'm very much a combination of all of those things.

— Camila Mendes

Bullies have a soft spot, and mean girls have a reason to be that way. It's a matter of understanding why a…

— Camila Mendes

If you're going to become a better person, do it in high school.

— Camila Mendes

I've always struggled with having frizzy hair, and it doesn't really cooperate the way I want it to.

— Camila Mendes