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" I'm a girl from Queens. I've never gone, 'What am I doing today? Oh, I'm gonna grab a gun and learn how to use it.' "

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" The biggest battle that I have is being a woman in the world. That takes center stage for me. "

" Dancing for the length of time that I did, it centered me in such a way to be really in tune with my body, and I just feel like I'm physically able to do things because of my ballet background. Without ballet, I don't think I'd look graceful at all on screen. "

" I think as an American society, when we're paying too many taxes or dealing with war, we don't want to see sad things at the movies. "

" I want to love life. "

" In dance you use every party of your body except your voice. I wanted to start acting because I wanted to use my voice. "

" I'm Latin - we start young, honey! "

" I get along very well with animals and children. I dig them, I get them. "

" I know the responsibility that entails from telling a story. The one thing I despise the most is when I go to a movie and I see a whole bunch of lazy actors making me waste my time and money. "

" Growing up, my dolls were doctors and on secret missions. I had Barbie Goes Rambo. "

" I'm learning the power of going away for the weekend and keeping myself company. "

" I don't understand labels. I don't need anybody to tell me I'm Latina or black or anything else. I've played characters that were written for Caucasian females, I just want to be given the same consideration as everybody else, and so far that has been happening. "

" There's nobody on this earth who can tell you that what you're feeling is wrong. They can tell you it's different to what they're feeling. "

" If there's anything that I've always said about myself is that to me, it's much more important for me to get to work with filmmakers that I've grown up loving and admiring. "

" A child speaks more sense than an adult half of the time. "

" There are a lot of magazines that are still sort of... that only cater to a certain demographic and only put certain people on their covers. "

" I want to be in the small percentage of women who don't settle for conventional roles. "

" Call me crazy - I love elk meat! "

" I'm a sci-fi girl. If I can have anything in life, I'd want tons of great science-fiction movies and stories. It's so progressive, beautiful, and imaginative. "

" Glamour is about feeling good in your own skin. "

" What doesn't feel okay to me, what feels a little bit out of balance, is when you want to turn yourself into something else - when you want to be another person. "

" I had to quit ballet because it felt like a part of me was dying inside. "

" I don't like things like little sandals that look fragile. I like to look strong and commanding. "

" People think of Latina women as being fiery and fierce, which is usually true. But I think the quality that so many Latinas possess is strength. I'm very proud to have Latin blood. "

" I am hoping for a long career. "

" I want to be the best daughter, sister, friend and wife I can possibly be - because when I die, I am not going to be buried with my Oscar. "

" Every time an adult is going to write something for a teenager and you don't have, physically, a person who is that, you are always going to be a little off. "

" To be seen and to be respected for my work and acknowledged as a true American Latina... means a lot to me. "

" I just want to be part of great stories that are told and for them to be relevant. "

" I'm more of a guy's girl. I like having a beer in a bar, and I don't bicker or sit down and do my nails. "

" I have a hyper personality. "