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" I was a ward of the state, initially, and then in the foster care system for quite some time, even though I did live part-time with my aunt in Brooklyn. "

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" You know, you may not be born in Puerto Rico, but Puerto Rican is definitely born in you. "

" I like the cold weather better than the hot weather. "

" In movies, you shoot out of sequence, so the issue of reality is really taken out of it. "

" I used to get recognized quite often as being a 'Soul Train' dancer. Quite often, which was great at times but sometimes was not so great. Especially, back at college, it was not so great. It was pretty tough. "

" As an actor, you may do things that aren't politically correct. Unless you're an actor who only does things for political reasons. I believe if we don't do the good, bad, and the ugly, we're not going to progress. "

" I did not try to conform to anybody's ideal of what a Latin celebrity or movie star should be. I took a lot of hits for it. "

" We all like indie directors - heck, I even married one... but we're divorced now. "

" I was very willing to take on controversial roles that people didn't really want to look at. "

" Face dance means you don't know what the hell the rest of your body was doing but your face is fierce. That's face dancing. "

" You have to believe in yourself. You need to have the audacity to be great. "

Believe In Yourself

" I don't call myself Latin, I call myself Puerto Rican. "

" I don't watch TV series, but I watched 'Friday Night Lights' because I'm a sports head. "

" Don Cornelius did not want to see how I really danced - I was doing hip-hop, and it was foreign to people out in California. They only knew about popping and locking, so they were not keen on hip-hop dancing. "

" Hollywood's racist. "

" As far as a Latin explosion, I'm sorry, I'm the only Latino who's going to say it, but there is no Latin explosion. I'm sorry. Four or five top box office people do not make it an explosion, and it's disgusting to me that people will perceive it that way. "

" I have a great career, and no matter what I am doing, a big blockbuster movie... or my small documentary, David Letterman will call and say I would like you to sit on my couch. "

" In Broadway, we do love jazz hands. "

" Puerto Ricans are United States citizens, and I think that the issue of statehood or independence needs to be addressed and needs to be resolved. "

" If we can't look at the good, bad and ugly of who we are, we are never going to progress as people - ever. "

" You can learn steps, but you cannot learn how to boogie. "

" I started lying about my age when I was 18 to be older. When I turned 21, I started lying that I was 18. It's a weakness in me. "

" The racism, the sexism, I never let it be my problem. It's their problem. If I see a door comin' my way, I'm knockin' it down. And if I can't knock down the door, I'm sliding through the window. I'll never let it stop me from what I wanna do. "

" Certain people who care about me a lot have said 'You don't play the game, and if you don't play the game, you don't get picked for the team all the time. "

" A lot of women feel ashamed to be weak. "

" I'm a lucky gal. "

" I didn't appreciate Brooklyn until I left it. "

" People make me out to be this super strong woman, but I have my tough days just like anyone else. "

" At home, I'm the silliest cornball who talks way too much and wants to be quiet and left alone at the same time. "