“We didn't speak Spanish at home. My mother is an educator and a glorio...” — Ariana DeBose Quote

“We didn't speak Spanish at home. My mother is an educator and a glorious white woman, and I love the upbringing that she gave me. The way she tried to keep my Latinidad alive in me was through art.”

“Being from the States, I think it's rare to make work about cultural or historical conflict that still reaches across party lines, quote unquote.”

“My entire career has been people trying to put me in boxes.”

“If I've learned anything in my career as an educator, it's this: With the right support, students are remarkably resilient.”

“Honestly, I don't know if I'd want to be an educator. I find teachers to have more responsibility, in a way, than being a parent. You're molding hundreds of minds every year.”

“As an educator, if you ever feel like the job is done and you could punch out, you should have been gone a long time ago.”