- Freedom
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- Nov 07, 2020
You Quotes
Quotes that speak straight to you.
This collection gathers quotes framed around 'you' - from candid reflections on body image pressures passed down in families to observations about how humor can mask real vulnerability. Many touch on how what you know about yourself differs from how others perceive you.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Emphasize
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- Nov 07, 2020
Quite simply, if you're feeling anxious, angry, a sense of shame, whatever it is, breathe in and agree to touch or feel it. Breathing out, offer space and care to whatever's there. If there's blocking to touching it, emphasize the in-breath and stay embodied.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
The best thing about being in New York is the people, and you get to walk everywhere.
- Our
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- Nov 07, 2020
When you get a bunch of Latinxs together, we get to handle our stories. A cultural shorthand happens.
- Lose
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have 16 plays, and we don't ever do subtitles. You can't do subtitles in the theater, so I was like, 'I'm not gonna do subtitles.' You'll never lose the story. There might be a little joke that you might miss, but you'll never miss the story, even in the Spanglish of it.
- Nov 07, 2020
Date a woman with children only if you are ready to man up, because it's a position that comes with responsibility.
- Fly
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't think a living being should suffer for the sake of fashion, period. End of story. You don't have to kill an animal just because you want to be hot and fly. And I really stand by that.
- Culture
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- Nov 07, 2020
White, older showrunners told me, 'Why do you want to hire an all-Latinx writers room? Hire who's best for the show - don't get caught up in that.' And I was like, 'No.' For such an intimate show about the details of a culture? You can't fake that. The room needs to reflect the makeup of the show.
- Look
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't harp on the negative because if you do, then there's no progression. There's no forward movement. You got to always look on the bright side of things, and we are in control. Like, you have control over the choices you make.
- Human
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's human when you get the sense that somebody likes you or is attracted to you - unless you're just completely repulsed by the person - I find that my first reaction is to entertain the idea.
- New
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's a lot more to see when you're playing and because of the advances in technology it makes room for all kinds of new characters.
- Big
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- Nov 07, 2020
Oftentimes, when you have a huge studio film and you have big names attached, they like to keep attaching big names.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
No one guided me through it, but here is how it happened: I was in New York doing a play, and an agent got in touch with me and said he wanted to take me out for lunch. In the theatre, they never want to take you out for lunch, so I thought, 'Yes!' I went, I ordered steak, and he told me he thought I should write for TV.
- Heart
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't care if you're a man, if you're a player: If God sends you that one and your heart is in it, you'll work it out.
- Living
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- Nov 07, 2020
Living life as normally as possible gives you a richer well of experiences to draw from.
- Big Thing
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- Nov 07, 2020