I am not going to take a role because there’s money. It might extend my checkbook, but not my integrity. Gina Rodriguez Read Quote
I felt very vulnerable after ‘Sleeping with the Fishes’; I gained weight for the role. I felt a bit out of my skin in the movie, and it was hard to watch. Gina Rodriguez Read Quote
I learned a lot from Ana Ortiz, who plays my sister in ‘Sleeping with the Fishes’. Gina Rodriguez Read Quote
I do not devalue the role of a maid or nanny, or the stereotypical roles that some members of our family have actually done to feed our families in real life. Gina Rodriguez Read Quote
I don’t want the Latino community to think I think the reason Latino films are not doing well is because of us. It is not fully our responsibility. Gina Rodriguez Read Quote
I will play the characters with last names like Sanchez and Gonzalez until the day I die, but I also want to play the ‘Michelle Smiths.’ Gina Rodriguez Read Quote
I think all Latino actors want to be storytellers first. I want to be an actor first, and then I want to be Latina. Gina Rodriguez Read Quote
Latinos don’t go out and support their own films, but at the same time, it’s not their responsibility. Gina Rodriguez Read Quote
I’ve learned a lot about what kind of actor I want or do not want to be while being on set. I sit back and observe how other actors treat the totem pole of set politics. Gina Rodriguez Read Quote
I started performing very young as a salsa dancer, and every time I was on that stage dancing, all I knew was that I wanted to speak. I wanted the music to stop, and I wanted to speak. Gina Rodriguez Read Quote
