Stephanie Beatriz quotes:

I lived in New York for a long time. Right after college I went there. So I got my first cell phone in New York. Back when you would flip the phone up. Way back when.

I made good grades in school.

I think most people assume if you're a Latino in Texas, you're Mexican. It's not really a problem, and I love so much about Mexican culture and the Mexican people.

I remember watching 'Colombo' a lot with my dad. That was one of the first detective shows I remember watching. And I remember my dad turning to me - my dad loves to turn to me and explain why things are funny. He used to do that with 'Seinfeld' all the time. He did it with 'Colombo', too, set the scene.

I lived in Park Slope, which is probably one of the most homogenized areas of Brooklyn. No offense to Park Slope.

Everyone feels loss and love and laughter. That's what connects humanity. It's why I love Shakespeare.

I am the kind of person that wants to get up in front of crowds of strangers and perform monologues. To each their own.

I mean, teenage girls and their fathers don't have a lot in common, but when you add something like comedy into the mix, it just opens up all sorts of doors for them to bond.

I think you can tell the difference between "swagger" and real confidence immediately. You can smell it, like bad body spray versus nice cologne.

Whether or not you're aware of it or not, you're taking the information you get from watching TV and putting it in your brain.

I think most actors like to do things that are right outside of their comfort zone.

The majority of guys that I've met, that I consider confident and sexy, are pretty well rooted in who they are. They know their values and their worth as a person. They know they are intelligent, caring men, and that generates confidence.

You don't have the same experiences as all of your friends, hopefully. Instead, you meet people and something clicks.