Gina Rodriguez Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“With each dream accomplished, bigger ones are put in their place.”

“I do not devalue the role of a maid or nanny, or the stereotypical roles that some members of our family have actually done to feed our families in real life.”

“I've learned a lot about what kind of actor I want or do not want to be while being on set. I sit back and observe how other actors treat the totem pole of set politics.”

“I've specifically decided to say no to projects that weren't advancing Latinos, that weren't showing us in a positive light, roles that were gratuitous and spreading untruths.”

“What I will not do is continue to perpetuate stereotypes. I'm the daughter of a maid; why do I have to also play a maid? My mom was a maid so I didn't have to be a maid.”

“I started salsa dancing with a few different companies and started touring the country. It was fantastic, but I realized that I really wanted to talk every time we were performing. That's a problem because when you're dancing, if you stop to talk, that's not really cool to the other dancers.”

“I'm not messing with skiing. You can't get this Puerto Rican on the slope. Uh-uh.”

“I've been very lucky; God has done amazing things for me.”

“I am not going to take a role because there's money. It might extend my checkbook, but not my integrity.”

“I can live in L.A. as a struggling artist. I cannot live in New York as a struggling artist.”