Living in Cuba made me unafraid of whatever could happen to me.

One of the great pleasures of acting is surrendering to someone else's point of view of the world - living inside a character and a story that never would have come out of your mind or heart.

You are the sum total of the choices you make every day.

Then in college, besides economics, I also majored in studio art and got involved in photography and making short films and acting. But I didn't know you could make a living that way.

When I was a kid and going to the movies I was overwhelmed by the way women were always second-class citizens in the film.