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Relationships take time and energy, and your job kind of sucks that all out of you. It takes an extra effort to stay present in a relationship when you are working so many hours.

America Ferrera

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America Ferrera
Age: 40
Born: 1984
Born: April 18
Actress
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Television Producer
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LA
California
America Georgine Ferrera
Georgine Ferrera
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Am I Latin? Am I American? What the hell am I? I love my culture and I'm very proud of my culture
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I could have easily been too afraid to say 'yes' to Chicago, because it requires so much I haven't done before. If I am a flop at singing and dancing, maybe my love for it will carry me through.
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I just want to be in my sweats, walk my dog, watch TV and eat pizza.
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I was an open, smiley and gregarious child. I could make friends in 30 seconds wherever I went.
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How much time have I wasted on diets and what I look like? People are saying 'We love you and love what you do' and you're sitting there thinking 'I'm not skinny enough or pretty enough.' It's taken a lot of work to get over that.
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I work really long hours and work a lot and have done press tours and junkets, but there is nothing like a presidential campaign that I have experienced before...I think at one point we visited three different cities in one state in 12 hours. It's exhausting.
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To me, the tragedy about this whole image-obsessed society is that young girls get so caught up in just achieving that they forget to realize that they have so much more to offer the world.
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I was young not too long ago, and I know the last thing you want is someone preaching to you.
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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.
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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.
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I know that having the perfect body doesn't fix all your problems, or make you love yourself more. To me, it's all about being comfortable in your own skin.
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When you finish a series like 'Ugly Betty,' there are so many voices around you telling you what you should be doing next and what would be good for your future, sometimes you can't hear yourself. I've gotten pretty good at tuning everyone else out. Now it's just me what pleases me creatively.
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I really hate the duties of being a celebrity, like getting dressed up for the red carpet.
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Once I started drinking more water, my skin, hair and nails all flourished.
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I'm okay if people don't know who I am, but if you remember my character that would be great.
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