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Gina Rodriguez Quotes

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

– Gina Rodriguez

I started performing very young as a salsa dancer, and every time I was on that stage dancing, all I knew was that I wanted to speak. I wanted the music to stop, and I wanted to speak.

– Gina Rodriguez

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.

– Gina Rodriguez

Latinos don’t go out and support their own films, but at the same time, it’s not their responsibility.

– Gina Rodriguez

This industry is all about work, and just because Sundance exposed me to the world, it is my job to stay deserving in that world. The work never ends; the hustle just get harder, and you get stronger!

– Gina Rodriguez

What makes characters real are details, and if you’re crafting a person from scratch, you’re probably not going to pay as much attention to a question like, ‘Does this person bite their nails?’

– Gina Rodriguez

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.

– Gina Rodriguez

I went to college at NYU for acting, since acting was my dream from very young. I did a lot of hip-hop courses while I was there. I helped co-write a hip-hop production for the main stage of NYU, but I never touched rap.

– Gina Rodriguez

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.

– Gina Rodriguez

Acting is how I’ll be able to change how Latinos are viewed in media and change how little girls see and talk about themselves.

– Gina Rodriguez

Every morning, my dad would have me looking in the mirror and repeat, ‘Today is going to be a great day; I can, and I will.’

– Gina Rodriguez

I try to keep in mind that it’s a long journey. It’s not a race. It’s about staying focused, continuing to do good work, make my family and community proud; that’s all I really want to do… and pay my bills.

– Gina Rodriguez

I think all Latino actors want to be storytellers first. I want to be an actor first, and then I want to be Latina.

– Gina Rodriguez

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.’

– Gina Rodriguez

I grew up dancing salsa – you know, a traditional Puerto Rican dance.

– Gina Rodriguez

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

– Gina Rodriguez

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

– Gina Rodriguez

I’ve been very lucky; God has done amazing things for me.

– Gina Rodriguez

I like to peel it and share it with friends. You can spread the love with an orange.

– Gina Rodriguez

I love relatable stories.

– Gina Rodriguez

I think when you work really hard and you help others, God helps you get what you want.

– Gina Rodriguez

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

– Gina Rodriguez

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.

– Gina Rodriguez

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

– Gina Rodriguez

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

– Gina Rodriguez

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

– Gina Rodriguez