“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
“There are so many wonderful shows that come out through the year. What makes some stick is an unknown factor, you know? It's gotta be the right show at the right time. Really, you've got to have magic elements line up. But I felt that this was going to be something that was really going to ring true to people.” PeopleKnowsYearsShowsFeltLinesWonderfulMagicElementsSticksRingsFactorsRight TimeThrough The Years Author:America Ferrera
“Sometimes I worry more about losing weight than gaining weight, because this is how people know and accept me.” PeopleKnowsSometimesAcceptingWorryLosingWeightAccept MeGaining Weight Author:America Ferrera
“Personally, I hate waiking the red carpet. You are expected to conform to every single expectation. People will say, "Try as hard as you can not to sweat on the red carpet." Meanwhile you are super nervous, and there are tons of camera flashes, and people are screaming your name. It's not fun - not for me, at least!” PeopleTryingHateFunExpectationsI HateNervousConformCarpetRed Carpet Author:America Ferrera
“Latino actors and actresses have had to struggle for decades, but when I came around with Real Women Have Curves, attitudes were starting to change. We screened the film all over the world - in Jewish communities, black communities, Greek communities, German communities - and people across the board said, "That's my family."” PeopleWorldRealFilmBlackCommunityAttitudeStruggleMy FamilyGreekLatinoReal Women Author:America Ferrera
“Sometimes I worry more about losing weight than gaining weight, because this is how people know and accept me. I do feel like if I wanted to get in better shape, there might be a backlash of, Why isn't she comfortable with herself anymore? So I try to figure out what my own goals are.” PeopleTryingSometimesGoalAcceptingWorryLosingAccept Me Author:America Ferrera
“How much time have I wasted on diets and what I look like? People are saying 'We love you and love what you do' and you're sitting there thinking 'I'm not skinny enough or pretty enough.' It's taken a lot of work to get over that.” PeopleThinkingLooksEnoughTakenLove YouSittingAnd LoveDietsGet OverBody ImageSkinny Author:America Ferrera
“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
“Kids not only understand [a dark story] but appreciate it … Because in the real world there's fear, and dark things happen no matter how young you are. People lose parents, people lose friends … There's darkness in the world. So I think when kids are talked to in that way, they appreciate it. They're not being given some candy-coated, 'Oh, this is a world where there are no stakes.' I think that actually insults their intelligence.” PeopleThinkingWorldWayRealMatterStoriesHappensKidsYoungGivenParentLosesDarkDarknessAppreciateThings HappenInsultReal WorldStakesCandyDark Things Author:America Ferrera
“I'm okay if people don't know who I am, but if you remember my character that would be great.” PeopleIfsKnowsCharacterWould BeRememberOkayWho I Am Author:America Ferrera
