A biography for Diane Guerrerohasn’t been written yet.
“My parents came here from Colombia during a time of great instability there. Escaping a dire economic situation at home, they moved to New Jersey, where they had friends and family, seeking a better life, and then moved to Boston after I was born.”
“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.”
“It's disheartening to see the hate speech and the divisive behavior. But at the same time, I have to believe that smart people and good people of this country don't give in to that.”
“People like seeing people being human and real, and I think that's been lacking on TV.”
“I loved to sing and dance and play-act, and I always believed that my dream to become an actor would come true because my immigrant parents had taught me to believe in the American dream.”
“My father, who worked as a dishwasher, was especially anxious. He did not like being here undocumented.”
“I definitely had to pave my own path, which wasn't always the easiest thing to do.”
“I know my family loves me, but the hardest part is to love myself.”
“I always wanted to, to the smallest detail, make my parents proud.”
“I love making dishes that my mother used to make.”
“I've experienced colorism in that way: where if you're lighter, then you'll potentially be accepted into society better than if you were darker-skinned.”
“I worked a variety of jobs in retail and at coffee shops all through high school. And, though I was surrounded by people who cared about me, part of me ached with every accomplishment, because my parents weren't there to share my joy.”
“When you're the child of undocumented immigrants, you learn to keep your mouth shut.”
“I think one of my best qualities is my ability to empathize with people. Perhaps it's because my journey has been so bumpy.”
“I so desperately wanted to be honest, and I so desperately wanted to love myself and accept myself for who I was.”
“Crazy Jane is a complex individual who always has a lot brewing. She tries to hold things together on the surface, which is something that we all try to do. She uses these different personalities to try to cope with life.”
“Neighbors broke the news that my parents had been taken away by immigration officers, and just like that, my stable family life was over.”
“I grew up in Boston.”
“My real story is this: I am the citizen daughter of immigrant parents who were deported when I was 14. My older brother was also deported.”
“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.”