“I think the body image thing, everybody can identify with that. In our culture there's just so much pressure and so much attention placed on the way we look. You just turn on the TV or flip open a magazine and there's people who don't look like any of us. I think this movie is like, finally, a celebration of reality and of our imperfections. We're not all a size 2 and we're not all a size 0, and you know what? That's OK, because some of us like to eat!” PeopleThinkingKnowsWayLooksBodyRealityTurnsCultureAttentionTvsPressureSizeMagazinesImperfectionCelebrationBody ImageTurn-onFlip Author:America Ferrera
“Am I Latin? Am I American? What the hell am I? I love my culture and I'm very proud of my culture” CultureHellProudLatinProud American Author:America Ferrera
“I struggled with being a Latino growing up in Los Angeles. I felt very American. I still do. I went to 35 bar mitzvahs before I went to a single quinceanera. I could talk all day about my culture and what it means to me.” MeanStillsCultureFeltGrowing UpGrowingBarsLos AngelesLatinoBar MitzvahMitzvah Author:America Ferrera
“It would be impossible to be a woman in Western culture and not have your own issues about your image and what you look like.” LooksWould BeCultureIssuesImpossibleWesternWestern Culture Author:America Ferrera
