Sara Ramirez

“The reality shows are getting worse and worse. They're out of control and have been for some time.”

“I think we should celebrate food and not deprive ourselves - I've changed my lifestyle, and I'm much healthier now, but that doesn't mean I never indulge!”

“In all kinds of ways, I used to be really, really hard on myself.”

“My kitchen is my baby. I don't have kids, so cooking is sort of like my child. Renovating my kitchen has allowed me to channel my creativity the way parents work on a nursery. The centerpiece is my vintage 1950s Wedgewood stove.”

“I'm always going to support the LGBT community and equal rights for the LGBT community.”

“The truth is, unlike TV and film cameras, the theater stage doesn't add 10 pounds.”

“I'm not one of those actors who lies about their age.”

“I love voiceover work.”

“Adoption is a global issue these days - it's certainly current - and it's encouraging for a lot of couples whether they're straight or gay.”

“I think, at the end of the day, acting and activism are both about empathy. You're trying to get people to see other people as real and human. And to care.”

“The weird thing about working in television is that you only see the people that you're in scenes with.”

“When I was a kid, I really loved watching 'Cinderella.' It's a fantasy, and every girl knows that real life isn't always like these movies, but as a child, I just really loved the story of 'Cinderella.' I found it to be so romantic and just a beautiful movie to watch.”

“I love challenging the status quo.”

“My mom brought me up by herself, so I was a latchkey kid. I would walk myself back from school and spent a lot of time at home alone, watching TV. There weren't a lot of Latinas - or any women of color. And the ones I saw were usually presented as stereotypes or treated like jokes.”

“My appreciation for cooking and healthy living came from watching my best friend die from liver cancer in 2008. I realized that I needed to make some big changes if I wanted to be around for a long time, so now I'm more cautious of how much I eat, what I'm eating, and how often.”

“Theater feeds my heart and soul.”

“TV is a writer's medium.”

“I had all kinds of fantasies, like a lot of girls, but did I actually go through the motions of planning a wedding and buying bridal magazines and imagining things and setting up who would play what role? No. Because as I grew up, I started to believe that I would be one of those gals that never got married.”

“I actually gained a lot of weight when I started to do 'Grey's Anatomy.' Doing eight theater shows a week, girl, is such a workout. But with TV, you're, like, sitting in your trailer waiting to go to the set. And there's catering and craft service every place you look.”

“It's fun when the writers take risk regardless of the reaction that it might get, and that's fun for an actor. You're able to not just play one thing all the time.”