“I would get very frustrated reading scripts that were bilingual but maybe not bicultural.” Quote by Karla Souza
“[Everybody Loves Somebody] one really loves both cultures, represents them in a very accurate, genuine, authentic, fun, fresh way, and it includes so many more people because it has that language aspect to it.” PeopleWayCultureLanguageFunAspectGenuineAccurate Author:Karla Souza
“I hope that we start trendsetting [with Everybody Loves Somebody], you know, like having bigger movies also include that. Because I think it'll definitely change a lot of what's going on right now.” ThinkingKnowsRight NowBigger Author:Karla Souza
“People follow my movies for a reason, and that's because I believe in them, and I don't want to just make movies for the sake of making movies.” PeopleWantBelieveReasonI BelieveSakeI Believe In Author:Karla Souza
“I felt really strongly about this script [ Everybody Loves Somebody] because, like you said, it's a very specific way of life.” WaySaidFeltLike YouScripts Author:Karla Souza
“I knew that [director/screenwriter] Catalina Aguilar Mastretta had an amazing take on the female psyche and the modern woman and the modern immigrant woman living in the U.S., and I really saw the need for a story told of our daily lives without being a statistic and without just trying to hit a demographic, and I felt that with this one.” NeedsTryingStoriesFeltSawsModernDirectorsFemaleImmigrantsDaily LifeScreenwritersDemographicsModern Woman Author:Karla Souza
“What I do feel with the different scripts that they give me where I feel like this is done for one of those reasons, I share my point of view. I don't just say, "No, thank you." I say, "I feel that this represents Latinos in a wrong way, in a bad way."” WayGivingFeelsDifferentReasonDoneViewsShareGive MeScriptsPoint Of ViewLatinoWrong WayJust Say No Author:Karla Souza
“I tell [scriptwriters] I think [their scripts] has too many stereotypes, that even the way they come in and out of Spanish doesn't really make sense, it feels forced.” ThinkingWayFeelsScriptsMake SenseStereotype Author:Karla Souza
“I also have to be careful of what it says about women. I get a lot of scripts that only talk about women's appearances and what they look like. I think we're tired of having to meet this standard and not being asked what our talents or abilities are.” ThinkingLooksAbilityTalentStandardsTiredScriptsCarefulAppearanceBe Careful Author:Karla Souza