When I First Came To Hollywood I

I Have Never Denied My Background Or My Culture. I Have Taught My Child To Embrace Her Mexican Heritage, To Love My First Language, Spanish, To Learn About Mexican History, Music, Folk Art, Food, And Even The Mexican Candy I Grew Up With.

It Doesnt Matter What You Have Faith In, Just That You Have Faith.

Try To Figure Out Who You Really Are And Not Who You Want Other People To Think You Are.

If You Love Food And You Love Red Wine And They Put You In France, You’re In A Good Place And You’re In A Bad Place At The Same Time. You Have To Weigh Yourself Every Day, And You Have To Have An Alarm Number. When You Get To That Number, You Have To Start Putting It In Reverse.

My Mother Was Devoted To Helping People - With My Father's Money! - Who Had Great Voices But Didn't Have The Financial Means To Study Music. He And My Mum Gave Away Dozens Of Music Scholarships, And My Mum Opened A School In Town, Introduced Opera To Children And Created Fantastic Programmes.