Health Quote by Diane Guerrero

I so desperately wanted to fit in. There was a trajectory, and obviously, our society tells us that you go to high school, you…

— Diane Guerrero

I am here, a citizen of this country, and I'm saying, 'Hey, the system failed me. I am a good citizen. I contribute to…

— Diane Guerrero

I worked a variety of jobs in retail and at coffee shops all through high school. And, though I was surrounded by people who…

— Diane Guerrero

I've experienced colorism in that way: where if you're lighter, then you'll potentially be accepted into society better than if you were darker-skinned.

— Diane Guerrero

Once I started advancing in my career, I stopped wanting to hide from my reality.

— Diane Guerrero

Since when is it good to separate a family?

— Diane Guerrero

Every day, children who are U.S. citizens are separated from their families as a result of immigration policies that need fixing.

— Diane Guerrero

I think despite what we've seen on TV, people like seeing women and knowing about women's stories and their struggles and their truth. I…

— Diane Guerrero

People like seeing people being human and real, and I think that's been lacking on TV.

— Diane Guerrero

My parents have always been very honest with me.

— Diane Guerrero

I feel like you can't really be truthful as an artist and empathize with the human experience, unless you know your truth and you're…

— Diane Guerrero

While awaiting deportation proceedings, my parents remained in detention near Boston, so I could visit them. They would have liked to fight deportation, but…

— Diane Guerrero