Quotes from Gina Rodriguez

What I will not do is continue to perpetuate stereotypes. I'm the daughter of a maid; why do I have to also play a maid? My mom was a maid so I didn't have to be a maid.

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.

I think all Latino actors want to be storytellers first. I want to be an actor first, and then I want to be Latina.

I can live in L.A. as a struggling artist. I cannot live in New York as a struggling artist.

When I got out of college, I booked a movie called 'Go for It!' with Lionsgate, came out here, and I've been acting ever since - or trying, constantly trying.

Being an actress wasn't realistic. I knew that I was going to have to do it in a way that would speak to my parents. So I went to NYU Tisch School of the Arts for theater, and I studied at the conservatory.

With each dream accomplished, bigger ones are put in their place.

I've been very lucky; God has done amazing things for me.

Acting is how I'll be able to change how Latinos are viewed in media and change how little girls see and talk about themselves.

Latinos don't go out and support their own films, but at the same time, it's not their responsibility.