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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.

America Ferrera

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America Ferrera
Age: 40
Born: 1984
Born: April 18
Actress
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LA
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America Georgine Ferrera
Georgine Ferrera
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I just wanted to see every single musical I could. The very first one I saw was 'Beauty and the Beast,' the only one I could get tickets for, and then 'Les Miserables' and then 'Chicago.
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I think Hispanic women are beautiful with their curves. I'm not sure who feels that way in Hollywood. I was never told to lose 50 pounds. If they think that they just don't bother with you. You just don't get the role and you never know why. That's still better than physically harming yourself and becoming unhealthy just to star in a movie.
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Sometimes I worry more about losing weight than gaining weight, because this is how people know and accept me.
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I'm not ashamed to say that I cried at an animation movie
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Once I started drinking more water, my skin, hair and nails all flourished.
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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.
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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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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 don't think running for office is anything I'm prepared for or could even prepare myself for.
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You'd never catch me dancing on tables in public. I have no desire to be known for my personal life.
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I hope to be acting until I'm playing the role of Grandma, and I'd like to branch out in film - producing, directing, all of it. I'll sleep when no one wants to hire me!
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I'm not going to miss wearing the braces very much.
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It would be impossible to be a woman in Western culture and not have your own issues about your image and what you look like.
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Sometimes I worry more about losing weight than gaining weight, because this is how people know and accept me. I do feel like if I wanted to get in better shape, there might be a backlash of, Why isn't she comfortable with herself anymore? So I try to figure out what my own goals are.
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I am trying to be guided by my passion.
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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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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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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.
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You'll never see me at the launch of the new PlayStation or some club. For me, the fun stuff is being able to get my mom tickets to 'Dancing With the Stars' - she loves Mario Lopez.
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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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