Gina Rodriguez Quotations

I will play the characters with last names like Sanchez and Gonzalez until the day I die, but I also want to play the 'Michelle Smiths.'

I grew up in Chicago, so hip-hop has always been a part of my life.

I dream big, baby. I want to do thrillers, I want to do smart David Lynch-type mysteries.

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

I love telling stories that allow people to be less afraid to tell theirs.

I learned a lot from Ana Ortiz, who plays my sister in 'Sleeping with the Fishes'.

I don't want the Latino community to think I think the reason Latino films are not doing well is because of us. It is not fully our responsibility.

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'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.

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.