“I find that in the United States, there's more rules and people are mo...” — Melissa Barrera Quote

“I find that in the United States, there's more rules and people are more afraid of actors getting hurt. In Mexico, I was like, 'I wanna fall off that ledge. Can I do it?' And they'd be like, 'Yeah, sure, if you want to.'”

“I love listening to Olivia Colman talk, because I think she's so incredible; she's so present and so relaxed in front of the camera.”

“Whenever I have a really, really hard day on set, I always just crave fast food.”

“I feel like a lot of women can identify with either feeling not enough in a relationship or finding out that you're the other woman.”

“In every meeting that I take when I talk to executives and producers, I try to be as transparent about my feelings and about the roles and types of stories that I'd be willing to tell and those that I don't want to continue to give fuel to because I think that they're damaging.”

“Weather changes really are what affects my skin the most, and the skin on my hands in particular.”

“I believe that work can be done on security; in combating terrorism in Mexico we have done our part in this area. But at the same time, the world must continue working.”

“Mexico is known throughout the world thanks to mariachi.”

“One single visit is not enough to be able to say that you know Mexico.”

“My father came here from Mexico.”

“I represented Mexico trying to go to the Olympics.”

“I was born in Mexico because my father was teaching at a school in Mexico City. I was born during the third year he was there. And when I was 16, I returned to Mexico to learn Spanish.”