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" Actors are no strangers to self-doubt, fear, and rejection. "
Self-Doubt
Fear
Rejection
" Doing well in school was a cool thing to do when I was in high school, so I had a blast. "
School
High School
High
" Don't be afraid to fail. For the love of God, don't be afraid to fail, because you're going to fail. So try to fail as hard as you can is what I would say, because you're always going to get up and you're going to learn something from it. "
God
You
Try
" I am Dominican American. My father was born and raised in the U.S. and his heritage is German and Eastern European, and my mother hails from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. "
American
Father
Heritage
" If I'm not working, I'm either sleeping or preparing for the next day of work. "
Work
Day
Next
" If you tell me that the sky is red, I will look up. "
You
Look
Me
" I have a lot of things I want to do. I have a lot of fire. I want to do film. I want to do action movies. I want to do period pieces. "
Things
Fire
Movies
" I know it sounds silly, but it takes some time getting used to all the cameras in your face. I think it's like playing jazz. After I learn the rules, I can have fun and play a little bit. "
Have Fun
Time
Think
" I love 'Top Chef.' "
I Love
Top Chef
Top
" I read that a lot of people think I'm gay. I don't care. My boyfriend and I are not really phased by what people say. "
Say
Gay
Care
" I was always involved in the arts from a young age. I started studying classical piano at age four as a student of the Associated Board of the Royal School of Music. "
Studying
Student
School
" Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender teens are bullied and ostracized in epidemic proportions. It's disgusting, and it must change. "
Transgender
Must
Gay
" Lie to Me' is one of the smartest shows on TV. We have something different, unique and new to say to the audience that they're not going to get from any other show. "
Lie
New
Say
" Little white lies are part of everyday life. If you're in court being charged with a felony, you're probably going to be tempted to lie. Or if your girlfriend asks you if the sweater she is wearing makes her look fat; you're going to lie because you love that person. There are different reasons and justifications to lie; it's human nature. "
Love
Human Nature
Lie
" Lying is not only a defense mechanism; it's also a coping mechanism and a survival technique. "
Coping
Survival
Lying
" Obviously I would love to work with all these great directors like the Coen Brothers, Tarantino. Robert Rodriguez is a dream director of mine. "
Great
Work
Director
" One thing my parents always taught me was to maximize my options. "
One Thing
Parents
Options
" Performing is my passion. Being onstage is at once exhilarating, beguiling, and fulfilling. But it's hard. "
Hard
Being
Performing
" Race, to me, is a very blurry thing. "
Very
Me
Race
" Sometimes, growing up, I tried to be very Latina; I would change my voice... experiment with my hair a lot, trying to figure out who I was in a primarily white school. "
Voice
Hair
Growing Up
" The love, support, and respect the members of the theater community have for one another is unparalleled. Say what you want about us wacky drama-types, but one thing that makes our business special is our loyalty, our fierce commitment to one another, and our mutual respect. "
Respect
Business
Community
" There is nothing more noble than putting yourself in the line of fire to save a life. "
Life
Fire
Yourself
" Unfortunately, as much as I am gullible, I also hate lying. I tend to tell the truth a lot... lying just isn't worth it. But I think I'm guilty of telling people that I'm 5 minutes away when really I'm about 45 or an hour away. "
Hate
People
Lying
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