“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
“To me, the tragedy about this whole image-obsessed society is that young girls get so caught up in just achieving that they forget to realize that they have so much more to offer the world.” WorldWholeYoungGirlRealizingForgetAchieveOffersTragedyCaughtObsessedCaught Up Author:America Ferrera
“It's so reassuring to have a woman heroine who triumphs with more than just what she has on the outside who has more to offer the world than just a pretty picture.” WorldOffersTriumphHeroinesReassuringPretty Picture 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
“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
“As a child, I didn't know what I didn't have. I'm thankful for the challenges early on in my life because now I have a perspective on the world and kind of know what's important.” KnowsWorldKindChildrenImportantChallengesPerspectiveWhat's Important Author:America Ferrera
