“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 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
“I don't think running for office is anything I'm prepared for or could even prepare myself for.” ThinkingRunningOfficePreparedRunning For Office Author:America Ferrera
“I work really long hours and work a lot and have done press tours and junkets, but there is nothing like a presidential campaign that I have experienced before...I think at one point we visited three different cities in one state in 12 hours. It's exhausting.” ThinkingLongDifferentStatesDoneThreeHoursCitiesPressesCampaignsPresidentialExhaustingReally LongLong HoursPresidential Campaign Author:America Ferrera
