What's so kind of beautiful about the whole thing was that everything that made me not right for all of those hundreds of commercial auditions that I went on and no one ever wanted me for is what made me perfectly right for 'Real Women Have Curves'. America Ferrera auditionbeautifulcommercial share on social
Nowadays I'd describe myself as earnest, terribly earnest. I'm the person who wants everybody in the room to feel important and happy. America Ferrera describeearnestfeel Change image and share on social
At different times in my life, I've made grand statements like, 'I want these many kids, and I want them by this age.' I think, with every year that goes by, I accept that I don't know when it's going to happen or how it's going to happen. I'll just take it one day at a time, and when I'm ready, I'll be ready. It'll reveal itself, I guess. America Ferrera acceptageday share on social
Am I Latin? Am I American? What the hell am I? I love my culture and I'm very proud of my culture. America Ferrera americanculturehell Change image and share on social
My parents were both Spanish-speakers and they used to speak to me and my siblings in Spanish and we'd answer them in English. America Ferrera answerenglishparent Change image and share on social
I miss Betty madly. I loved her. Whenever people talk about her, I get really nostalgic. There are parts of her still with me; I played her for four years and, of course, the lines get blurred. America Ferrera bettyblurline Change image and share on social
As a child, I didn't know what I didn't have. I'm thankful for the challenges early on in my life because now I have a perspective on the world and kind of know what's important. America Ferrera challengechildearly Change image and share on social
I think it's hilarious when people call Jessica Alba or Eva Longoria curvy. Come on. They're not curvy. They're small. I'm curvy. America Ferrera albacallcurvy Change image and share on social
What's kind of wonderful about being the voice in an animated film is you're a small part of an enormous production. And in a way, you get to remain a little bit objective. America Ferrera animatebiteenormous Change image and share on social
There's not really a choice about, am I going to pursue a typical career? Because I'm not the typical standard, so that's not even an option. America Ferrera careerchoiceoption Change image and share on social