Eva Longoria

Even though I am very tied to and close to my heritage, I learned Spanish in college; I didn't grow up with it. Growing up in South Texas is different from Miami or L.A. where it is a necessity to speak Spanish. ”

There's no amount of money that would make me decide something for a career. ”

I find it irresponsible to go, 'She's an actress, what does she know?' That means if you're a dentist, what do you know? If you're a lawyer, what do you know? It's our profession, it's what we do. It's not who we are. ”

I'm naturally athletic. I've been involved in sports since I could walk. So, for me to be sedentary is just unacceptable. Not only is it great for your physical body, but it gives me more energy during the day if I've worked out. I feel better. I look better. ”

When you're fighting for social justice, one of my biggest pet peeves is speaking out of ignorance. ”

I don't regret anything I do, ever, whether articles I've done or things I've said. And as far as what's happened in the past, I wouldn't take anything back. ”

Politics need to stop treating women as a special-interest group. ”

I never had a time line for my life. I didn't say I wanted to be married at 28 and have three kids by the time I was 32. ”

I am treated no different than the other girls. ”

In my family, there was one cardinal priority - education. College was not an option; it was mandatory. So even though we didn't have a lot of money, we made it work. I signed up for financial aid, Pell Grants, work study, anything I could. ”