Diane Guerrero

Growing up without my parents by my side is a weight I still carry today. ”

I think despite what we've seen on TV, people like seeing women and knowing about women's stories and their struggles and their truth. I think we've seen it in a lot of these shows - when there's a cast of all women, it does very well. ”

When I've been asked in the past about my dream role, I always expressed how much I'd like to be a superhero. ”

Once I started advancing in my career, I stopped wanting to hide from my reality. ”

My job as an actor is to be visible and to tell stories. ”

I so desperately wanted to fit in. There was a trajectory, and obviously, our society tells us that you go to high school, you graduate, and then you go to college, and from there, you get an internship, you get a job, and some people study abroad, and there are so many things you see that you desperately want to be a part of. ”

As a kid, I felt like I had no voice, felt like I had no options, and that's what drove me to this really dark place. ”

We need to be investing in resources, like Women Step Forward, to provide immigrants with trusted information about their rights and options. ”

People tell me to go back to my country, and I'm an American. ”

Even kids who haven't had firsthand experience with the immigration system, I want them to know how families are affected and what kind of system is in place. ”