There are plenty of Latina actresses that no one’s ever heard of… Some are really brown, some are light-skinned, and some look like they’re Caucasian, but it’s like we only want to identify with a certain kind of look and celebrate that under the guise that this is a ‘Latina actress.’ Sara Ramirez Read Quote
My mom brought me up by herself, so I was a latchkey kid. I would walk myself back from school and spent a lot of time at home alone, watching TV. There weren’t a lot of Latinas – or any women of color. And the ones I saw were usually presented as stereotypes or treated like jokes. Sara Ramirez Read Quote
I think, at the end of the day, acting and activism are both about empathy. You’re trying to get people to see other people as real and human. And to care. Sara Ramirez Read Quote
It’s fun when the writers take risk regardless of the reaction that it might get, and that’s fun for an actor. You’re able to not just play one thing all the time. Sara Ramirez Read Quote
I’m not typically a roller coaster person, but Space Mountain I really love out of all roller coasters. That and Splash Mountain. Sara Ramirez Read Quote
My kitchen is my baby. I don’t have kids, so cooking is sort of like my child. Renovating my kitchen has allowed me to channel my creativity the way parents work on a nursery. The centerpiece is my vintage 1950s Wedgewood stove. Sara Ramirez Read Quote
Eating well is a lifelong priority. My appreciation for cooking and healthy living came from watching my best friend die from liver cancer in 2008. I realized that I needed to make some big changes if I wanted to be around for a long time, so now I’m more cautious of how much I eat, what I’m eating, and how often. Sara Ramirez Read Quote
My Mexican specialty is chilaquiles. I make tortillas from scratch, then add garlic, onions, eggs, chopped-up carrots and peppers, Jack cheese, and salsa. Sara Ramirez Read Quote
I never thought that I would co-host something at TED. I’ve been attending TED conferences since 2009, so I’ve been in the audience for many, many years, enjoying the very hard work of the TEDsters. Sara Ramirez Read Quote
