at the center of every fairy tale lay a truth that gave the story its power.

Fear and love were sometimes the same thing both necessary unavoidable. Now she understood that it was okay to bleed if you know how to heal.

A broad and ample road, whose dust is gold, And pavement stars—as starts to thee appearSoon in the galaxy, that milky wayWhich mightly as a circling zone thou seestPowder'd wiht stars.

You know, a lot of people are just interested in, in building a company so they can make money and get out.

I want a movie that 30 years from now, people can look back and see it as a reflection of where the culture was at - as a barometer of the culture.

I would say at the moment the only person who could have played me this past year would have to be Angelina Jolie.

Hypebeasts want shoes just to say other people don't have them.

I especially want to change the way we as Latinas see our beauty. I feel that there is a misinterpretation of what we're supposed to look like.

There is life or death in words.

When you are a filmmaker, you need to be rooted, because committing yourself to producing or directing a film is a good three-year process.

One of my groupies gave me a film that they made, and it ended up being amazing, so I got it shown at South by Southwest. If I can help get their stuff out there, then great.

By the time I was 9, I was frequently asked to play exhibitions at grand openings, fund-raisers for charities, and other special events.