I know my family loves me, but the hardest part is to love myself.

We have to educate our communities about the immigration system and dispel the myths that have been fed to us. Immigration isn't going to go away. A wall isn't going to 'solve' the issue.

I am a proud American, regardless of the fact that my parents were separated from me forcefully.

I think it's always been sort of difficult for people of color to celebrate the Fourth of July and really understand what that means.

Freedom has not always meant the same for everyone in this country.

Just sharing who you are - there's so much value in that.

I want us to all look at ourselves and look at our stories. It doesn't matter where you come from or what journeys you've taken. Your stories matter, and they're powerful.

If you have money, donate it. If you have time, donate that time. If you have a story to tell, share that story. There's a list of things you can do, and even educating yourself is a form of revolution in my opinion.

Even if you can't be an activist every day, when you can be, do it.

I want to live in a country where we believe in helping each other, where we see where resources are lacking.

When I've been asked in the past about my dream role, I always expressed how much I'd like to be a superhero.

We need comprehensive immigration reform so that we're not creating this cycle of poverty and depression and everything that comes with separating a family.

I was voted Most Happy-Go-Lucky in high school. Can you believe that? I was crying every other day by myself, but I was voted Most Optimistic and Most Likely to Have Her Own Television Talk Show.

As a kid, I felt like I had no voice, felt like I had no options, and that's what drove me to this really dark place.

Since when is it good to separate a family?

People tell me to go back to my country, and I'm an American.

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.

I love making dishes that my mother used to make.

Before I cook, I always have to put on music that parents listened to while cooking. I remember waking up in the morning and seeing my dad making breakfast with music and cutting up the tomato and singing to it and just handling food with such care. So when I cook, I put on salsa, vallenato, cumbia, or anything that reminds me of Colombia.

I feel like you can't really be truthful as an artist and empathize with the human experience unless you know your truth, and you're not living a lie.

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

Once I started advancing in my career, I stopped wanting to hide from my reality.

I want to be viewed like a serious actress, and I'm afraid that people are just going to see me as the poor little girl whose parents were deported when she was 14.

When you watch 'Doom Patrol,' you'll see most of the characters are trying to run away from their feelings and their emotions, and the minute they take a second and look at themselves face to face, that's when things can actually get resolved and get one step closer to peace.