Camila Mendes

Rachel Bilson, Nicole Richie, Vanessa Hudgens... so many of my idols growing up were Bongo girls. ”

Bullies have a soft spot, and mean girls have a reason to be that way. It's a matter of understanding why a person is the way they are. ”

I feel like I know I have enough friends who support me through those times. Like, I'll call a friend and be like, 'I really don't feel good about what I ate today,' and she'll be like, 'Dude, it's fine.' ”

In any job you do, you're going to have off days. ”

If I could go back to before I started 'Riverdale,' I would tell myself to speak up when I felt like something wasn't right - to use my voice and know that it's worth hearing. ”

Vancouver is more laid-back, pretty much what you would expect from a West Coast city. Miami is definitely livelier - the nightlife, the people, everything. It's basically a little slice of Latin America. ”

Everyone's bodies are different, and we all have different shapes, but it has nothing to do with who you are. ”

I like communicating and being open and committing. That, for me, has always been something that I like to do. ”

It's rare that you see Latin families being portrayed as intelligent, sophisticated, and powerful entities. ”

For me, being an 'American Latina' means identifying with and being influenced by both my American upbringing and my Latin heritage, and I have so much appreciation for how those two cultures have created who I am. ”