“As early as second grade I remember feeling really different and isolated. I had the hugest crush on a boy, and my best friend had a crush on him, too. One day he said to me, 'I like your best friend more because she's paler and she has freckles.' And it was right then that I began to feel like, Oh wow, I'm different.” FeelsSaidDifferentFeelingsRememberBoysLike YouOne DayCrushGradesWowIsolatedMy Best FriendYour Best FriendI Like YouFrecklesCrushing On Him Author:America Ferrera
“The hardest part of this year has been learning to enjoy it. It's almost like a full-time job reminding myself to live in the moment and not look for more, more, more...I see now that people who make movies, this world of creative geniuses that I grew up idolizing, are just normal people who wanted to do something and made it happen. Everything that's happened to me in the last year has only made me feel more like a normal person, more human, but in the most beautiful way.” PeopleWorldWayFeelsYearsHumansLooksPersonsHas BeensMadeMomentsHappensWantedJobsLastsBeautifulEnjoyCreativeHappenedThis WorldGrewGeniusNormalGrew UpHardestMade ItLast YearLive In The MomentRemindingFull Time JobsCreative Genius Author:America Ferrera
“What’s hard about being on the other side of the world is that sometimes the problem feels so big that changing one life doesn’t feel like enough. But it is.” WorldFeelsSometimesHardEnoughProblemBigsSides Author:America Ferrera
“I think Hispanic women are beautiful with their curves. I'm not sure who feels that way in Hollywood. I was never told to lose 50 pounds. If they think that they just don't bother with you. You just don't get the role and you never know why. That's still better than physically harming yourself and becoming unhealthy just to star in a movie.” IfsThinkingKnowsWayFeelsStillsBeautifulStarsWomenLosesRolesBecomingHollywoodBotherNot SurePoundsCurvesUnhealthyHispanic Author:America Ferrera
“Finding the one is not just a feeling, it's an educated guess. I feel like I chose someone to share my life with who is my friend.” FeelsFeelingsShareFindingsMy FriendsEducatedFinding The One Author:America Ferrera
“I'm the first one in line to go watch "Spider-Man," but there's definitely something in me that makes me want to go to a movie and see something that makes me feel good about life.” MenWantFeelsFirstsLinesWatchesFeel GoodSpidersSpider Man Author:America Ferrera
“Nowadays I'd describe myself as earnest, terribly earnest. I'm the person who wants everybody in the room to feel important and happy.” WantFeelsPersonsImportantRoomsEarnestDescribe Myself Author:America Ferrera
