“[Everybody Loves Somebody] was a different take on that immigrant sort of life.” Quote by Karla Souza
“Sadly - and I think this is why it's so important that we do this more - I don't have that guiding light. You know, "Oh, that Sleepless in Seattle bilingual something," like, it doesn't exist. I don't have it in my memory, and that's why I thought it was important to make it.” ThinkingKnowsImportantLightMemoriesSeattleGuiding Light Author:Karla Souza
“This movie [Everybody Loves Somebody] is as much for the general market as it is for Latino audiences. That's a really exciting prospect.” AudienceExcitingLatino Author:Karla Souza
“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
“There's not enough of those inclusive projects where I feel like I'm interpreting a human being and not just a statistic or a nationality.” FeelsHumansEnoughHuman BeingsProjectsNationalityInterpreting 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
“I think Shonda Rhimes came to change television for women forever.” ThinkingForeverTelevision Author:Karla Souza
“I've been transformed by stories, and I think that storytelling is definitely sacred. I take it very seriously because my life has been changed, whether it was a movie, a play, a piece of writing, poetry, a painting.” ThinkingWritingHas BeensPlayStoriesPiecesChangedPaintingSacredStorytellingTransformedWriting Poetry Author:Karla Souza