Dania Ramirez

I love playing Rosie on 'Devious Maids,' and I think that if Rosie would have an NFL team to root for, she would also be a Cleveland Browns fan. ”

I will always be the first Latina Cinderella, so I always have that to take with me, and I'm very proud of that. I believe that it was a life-changing experience for me. ”

The love of my life found me! That's how he would say it, anyway, since he claims he was attracted to my energy before I even turned around. ”

I got into the entertainment world and started modelling when I was 15. When I told my parents that was what I was going to do for a living, it was very shocking for them. ”

For me, when my agents and reps send me a script, I read it through, just for the story purpose of it, and then I read it again to think of my character and see if it's something that I'm interested in bringing to life. ”

Being an immigrant gives you so much courage. ”

The Sopranos' was a very East Coast show; 'Heroes' is more organically global. ”

When I was filming 'Premium Rush' in N.Y.C., I flew to L.A. to have a few general meetings. I sat down with Peter Cramer at Universal Studios and spoke about my life and career, and being that I'm such a goof, we spoke about how I really wanted to do a comedy next. ”

I think, a lot of times, when you're a first-time mom, you just want to be so careful, and you overanalyze things sometimes. But I think your first instinct as a mother is always right. ”

I think very few shows have come into our industry and changed the tempo and the narrative of stories, and 'Once Upon a Time' did that. ”