Diane Guerrero

“I feel like there's this misconception that immigrants come here and just don't care about the system and paying taxes, and that's not true.”

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

“My family is broken.”

“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.”

“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.”

“Every day, children who are U.S. citizens are separated from their families as a result of immigration policies that need fixing.”

“I am conscious of the community that I'm representing and don't play into stereotypes.”

“While awaiting deportation proceedings, my parents remained in detention near Boston, so I could visit them. They would have liked to fight deportation, but without a lawyer and an immigration system that rarely gives judges the discretion to allow families to stay together, they never had a chance.”

“We have a lot of comments on the news, we have a lot of rhetoric over what an immigrant is and what a deportee is, but you don't hear any real stories. I don't think we ever had the chance to really tell our side.”

“I love entertaining people! It's who I am.”

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

“I'm not one for lying to children.”

“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.”

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

“I worked while in high school and college so that I could pay for school. I also had loans.”

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

“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 can be very moody.”

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

“My job as an actor is to be visible and to tell stories.”