Rachel Zegler

“You know, the thing about my identity is that it's my own. And this is the way that I navigate through the world, and nobody knows my day-to-day struggle.”

“When I was Belle, I was at the bottom of the high-school food chain. I was a freshman theater student. I was the antithesis of popular high-school student, literally hiding in this corner waiting to go onstage because I was so scared.”

“I felt more of my anonymity go out the window after 'Snow White' was announced, because Disney has such a dedicated following.”

“As I've grown older, I've just been able to appreciate more of those beauty standards in Latin America.”

“Honestly, I would love to ghost-write because I think of myself as more of a lyricist than anything else. I'm a firm believer in words before all, and I would love to write lyrics for other people.”

“I kind of was oversaturated in the world of 'West Side Story' and almost didn't send in an audition tape because I was so... I don't wanna say over it, because that music has always been a part of my life and I love it so much.”

“Sunscreen is something that I think a lot of people fail to incorporate into their beauty routines.”

“We put so many eggs in the basket of parasocial relationships and these expectations that are impossible for these normal human beings to meet, and then we feign disappointment when they don't meet them.”

“I lead with love, and that's all I can really tell the world.”

“I constantly feel like I'm chasing after the girl who's on the cover of Elle magazine, rather than who I look at in the mirror every morning. It can be really difficult. But at the same time, it's cool to have aspirations to be yourself.”

“I've been called it all.”

“He kept alive the best parts of the old-fashioned industry, which was just 'I'm not gonna gas you up to your face.' It was humbling, but at the same time, it was an honor to be considered worthy of a compliment from Stephen Sondheim.”

“At the end of the day, I have a job to do that I'm really excited to do. I get to be a Latina princess.”

“When you make movies, people come up and retouch your hair and makeup all day. So what starts out as very light makeup turns into 13 layers of concealer by the end of the day. That takes a toll on your skin, so you want to do as much as you can to soothe it and avoid any breakouts, spots, or bumps.”

“I can't seem to stop taking on things that are a lot of pressure. It's really bad for me. But I mean, after doing 'West Side Story' and feeling that pressure for a really long time, I kind of felt aptly prepared for taking on something like 'Snow White.'”

“I spoke Spanish on the street and was told to go back from where I came from, even though I was born in New Jersey. That's the reality of being a Latina in the United States.”

“My hate comments on YouTube tell me to go back to where I came from. I was born in Hackensack Hospital. I'll go back there.”

“I really believed in my talent very early on, and probably in a psychotic way, to the point where I was, 'Yeah, I'm in an audition for a Spielberg movie; maybe then I won't go to college.' That was the idea I had.”

“It's pointless to box people and say that you're not this enough or you're not that enough. What dictates that? Who dictates that?”

“My parents were born here, but my abuelita was not - she came from Colombia in the '60s to have my mom.”