It has never been illegal to be a refugee.

Anybody who lives in Colombia knows that if you don't have any money - I tell you what - you don't have many options.

Some people have issues in their past that might make them tweak out at certain moments, but it's possible to snap back and be a real human being.

There are some days that I have to remind myself, and I have to give myself affirmations, and I have to go to yoga or do something nice for myself. I get nervous about putting myself out there, but I want to encourage others to use their voices, too.

When you're the child of undocumented immigrants, you learn to keep your mouth shut.

We have a lot of comments on the news, we have a lot of rhetoric over what an immigrant is and what a deportee is, but you don't hear any real stories. I don't think we ever had the chance to really tell our side.

As much as it's been difficult to tell my story over and over again, it has been the best thing that has ever happened to me.

I think people want immigration reform. I think people want to see a path for citizenship. I don't think we as a country want to discuss this in the way we do. I don't think we want to separate families. I don't think that's part of our values.

Sometimes I want to bury myself in bed, and I don't want anyone to know anything about me, and I don't want anyone to judge me.

I am representing my community, in a sense, especially given the fact that there are not as many Latino actors out there.