“When I was asked to change Laurel into a Latina for How to Get Away with Murder, I was terrified, because I thought, no one's going to know how to do this because the American take on my culture is never accurate.” KnowsCultureKnow HowMurderGet AwayAccurateTerrifiedLaurelsLatina Author:Karla Souza
“Until they hired a Latina to write for Laurel [in How to Get Away with Murder], I was scared that she was going to fall into stereotypes.” WritingFallMurderScaredGet AwayStereotypeLaurelsLatina Author:Karla Souza
“[Producers] promised me they wouldn't do that sort of "defining nature of my character is that Laurel is Latina [in How to Get Away with Murder] ." It has nothing to do with that. She just happens to be a Latina.” CharacterHappensMurderProducersGet AwayDefiningLaurelsLatina Author:Karla Souza
“I think, especially with this show [How to Get Away with Murder], we have Viola Davis and Pete Nowalk as the showrunner.” ThinkingShowsMurderGet AwayViola Author:Karla Souza
“[Rhimes and Pete Nowalk] have definitely, from the pilot [of How to Get Away with Murder], brought forth a woman who is unapologetically herself, unapologetically flawed, and is as vulnerable as she is powerful. I'm grateful to be in that family.” PowerfulMurderGratefulVulnerableGet AwayPilotsFlawed Author:Karla Souza
