“Salma and I had run into each other once or twice at film festivals because I was doing the press for Real Women Have Curves at the same time she was doing the press for Frida. She had seen Real Women Have Curves, and when the idea of Ugly Betty came up, she thought of me. Her enthusiasm about the project was so infectious-she spoke of it with such expectation. Everyone that was involved was really excited about the project. I really wanted to be a part of it.” IdeasRealRunningWantedFilmInvolvedProjectsExpectationsPressesExcitedUglyEnthusiasmSpokesCurvesFestivalsReal WomenFilm FestivalsFridaUgly Betty Author:America Ferrera
“What's so kind of beautiful about the whole thing was that everything that made me not right for all of those hundreds of commercial auditions that I went on and no one ever wanted me for is what made me perfectly right for 'Real Women Have Curves'.” KindMadeRealWholeWantedBeautifulAuditionsCurvesReal Women 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
“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 was just so lucky with 'Real Women Have Curves.' At that point, I would have done an insurance commercial. I would have done anything.” RealDoneLuckyCurvesSo LuckyReal Women Author:America Ferrera
