samedi 17 décembre 2016
Gina Rodriguez on Her Career: "I Decided I Was Going to Take Roles That Progressed the Image of Latinos"
If you had any doubts about Gina Rodriguez being quite possibly the most honest celebrity in Hollywood, they're about to go away. Take for example, the first thing the Jane the Virgin Puerto Rican star, who just got nominated for her third Golden Globe in a row, said to her interviewer for Marie Claire's January 2017 cover story: "I just had an IUD placed, and I'm in incredible pain. I legitimately want to just keep squeezing my pelvis right now." Yep, that happened.
The candid discussion didn't end there. Gina opened up about stereotypical Latino roles in Hollywood and why she won't take them, learning to love herself and that famous 2015 Golden Globe Awards speech. Scroll ahead for her must-read quotes and to see the gorgeous photos accompanying her interview.
- On her parents making sacrifices for their daughters: "Only one of my parents graduated from high school. Everything we had was funneled to education. My parents were both very aware that education was our only means of escaping [our circumstances]."
- On knowing she wanted to act and getting her start: "My path wasn't laid out for me in my family or my culture, because there are so few of us in the industry. That's how my whole career happened. Your eyes are open; you don't know what the next answer is going to be, but you're open. And you take every opportunity that comes your way."
- On turning down roles that perpetuated stereotypes: "I decided I was going to take roles that progressed the image of Latinos in the industry, and I was going to choose those roles over money. I wanted to make sure I was contributing positively and not allowing limitations to dampen my experiences and my journey."
- On loving herself: "I'm currently working on accepting love. I'm constantly working on the part of myself that doesn't feel like 'enough.' This relationship has been possible because, for the past six months, I have vowed to work on loving myself. I want to know that I don't need another to be full. So that whenever another person, an endorsement, or a project comes into play, they are an addition, not filling a need for value or fulfillment or worth or love. Because if I do that, I will forever be hungry."
- On her 2015 Golden Globes speech: "I didn't have the guts to write anything down, but my heart knew what it wanted to say all along. My father always says that if you don't lie, you never have to remember anything. When I'm honest or real, that's when life goes best for me."
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